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23 Jul 1960, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Sat 23 Jul 1960
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Proms 1960 Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1960
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1960
19:30 Sat 23 Jul 1960 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Giacomo Puccini
Turandot
No. 13a Aria 'In questa reggia' Act 2 Scene 2
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
interval
Boris Blacher
Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op 26
Proms premiere
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Performers
Amy Shuard
soprano
soprano
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Unknown
Richard Wagner
Giacomo Puccini
Ludwig van Beethoven
Boris Blacher
Antonín Dvořák
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Proms 1960
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Dvorak's New World Symphony
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