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6 Aug 1979, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Mon 6 Aug 1979
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Programme
Robert Schumann
Scenes from Goethe's 'Faust', WoO 3
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Michael Gielen
conductor
conductor
Felicity Lott
Gretchen
Penitent
Gretchen
Penitent
Pamela Priestley-Smith
Magna Peccatrix
Want
Magna Peccatrix
Want
Alfreda Hodgson
Martha
Mater Gloriosa
Martha
Mater Gloriosa
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Ariel
Pater Ecstaticus
Ariel
Pater Ecstaticus
Jonathan Robarts
baritone
baritone
Günther (Günter) Reich
Faust
Faust
Gareth Roberts
tenor
tenor
Stephen Roberts
Pater Seraphicus
Doctor Marianus
Pater Seraphicus
Doctor Marianus
Elizabeth Connell
Care
Care
David Fieldsend
tenor
tenor
Judith Rees
Mulier Samaritana
Need
Mulier Samaritana
Need
Samuel Ramey
Méphistophélès
Evil Spirit
Pater Profundus
Méphistophélès
Evil Spirit
Pater Profundus
Virginia Lloyd-Owen
Maria Aegyptiaca
Debt
Maria Aegyptiaca
Debt
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Southend Boys' Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Robert Schumann
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Felicity Lott links
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Anthony Rolfe Johnson links
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Günther (Günter) Reich links
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Stephen Roberts links
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Stephen Roberts links
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Elizabeth Connell links
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BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) links
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Southend Boys' Choir links
Official Homepage
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society) links
Official Homepage
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