BBC Proms starts tonight.

Nice to see Clive Myrie presenting. A bit of a change from war torn Ukraine.

Watching it now. I love the Requiem.

I don’t envy them. The Albert Hall is the hottest place I have ever sung in - I’ve been in several Proms - and in this weather will be pretty unbearable, for the audience also. It’s spectacular though, great for the offstage brass, and from the stage you can see the whole audience.

anyone know who the soloists are.
and the conductor ?
glad i found this by chance.
years ago, i remember feeling vibrations through my sternum during the dies irae.
a strange and somewhat alarming sensation.
the cast iron pillars in the chapel also held a slight tremor.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00194yj

All the details can be found on the website but I believe the tenor has been changed at the last minute due to Covid.

It’s David Junghoon Kim.

thanks.

I love Verdi's Requiem. I was looking forward to hearing g Freddie de Tommaso. His replacement, whose name escapes me is a wonderful singer though.

Replacing Freddie di Tommaso, who has Covid.

Sorry Grandma70's I must have been formulating my post.

and so good to hear see the crouch end festival chorus too.

kim and sim seem a good combination too.
as well as the wonderful ladies.

That was wonderful. What a treat!

ditto.
and serendipitously for me.

And I have learned what a cimbasso is!

The Dies Irae sends shivers down my spine! Verdi was hugely preferable to political debate and/or football.

The Libera me does it for me.

This was the first work my choir sang once we were out of Covid restrictions. Exhilarating!

I love this Requiem! Would it be pretentious to have bits played at my funeral? But what about the Faure Requiem? I sang that too. Oh decisions, decisions!