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Dame Harriet Walter will perform at Last Night of the Proms

Dame Harriet Walter said she “can’t wait” to perform during the Last Night Of The Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. The star of stage and screen, 71, will perform Sibelius’s Snofrid, in a new translation by Edward Kemp, alongside a choir compromising ...

19 Aug 2022 at 21:35

Star soprano Lise Davidsen: Opera productions cannot hide behind tradition

Star soprano Lise Davidsen says that opera productions cannot “hide behind tradition” and praised those that continue to keep the genre fresh. The Norwegian singer, 35, who is due to perform at this year’s Last Night Of The Proms, said opera can ...

31 Aug 2022 at 07:32

TfL urged to end ban on busking on the Tube during national mourning

Transport for London (TfL) has been urged to reverse its decision to suspend busking on the London Underground during the period of national mourning for the Queen. TfL has shut its nearly 40 pitches, which span 25 stations in the capital, ...

14 Sept 2022 at 20:08

BBC Proms to return as ‘we know and love’ it after a bumpy time, says director

The BBC Proms’ forthcoming season will see the event back as “we know and love” it after the music world went through a “bumpy time” after the pandemic, the director has said. This year’s expansive 90-concert programme features debut ...

25 Apr 2024 at 16:41

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Last Night Of The Proms reveals new work by poet Simon Armitage

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has read a new work commissioned for the BBC’s The Last Night Of The Proms. The poem, titled The Proms, was read on Saturday at the evening of classical music at the Royal Albert Hall in London. It ...

14 Sept 2024 at 21:55

Claudia Winkleman to host Traitors Prom as BBC reveals line-up for 2025 season

The Traitors presenter Claudia Winkleman will host a concert for this year’s BBC Proms as the classical music festival reveals its 2025 line-up. The eight weeks of 86 Proms, made up of orchestras and musicians from the UK and ...

24 Apr 2025 at 11:45

Bill Bailey ‘proud to be British’ after Last Night Of The Proms performance

Comedian Bill Bailey said he is “so proud to be British” following an appearance at the Last Night Of The Proms. The 60-year-old performed Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter at the event on Saturday, where he played the ...

14 Sept 2025 at 07:12

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Proms to pay tribute to conductor Andrew Davis with music ‘close to his heart’

The BBC Proms will pay tribute to the late British conductor Sir Andrew Davis. Prom 53 will be performed in memory of Sir Andrew, who died at the age of 80 in April following a battle with leukaemia and was one of ...

16 May 2024 at 12:51

‘I just wish my mum could see it’: Bill Bailey on making his Proms debut

Musician and comedian Bill Bailey has said he wished his mother could see him make his BBC Proms debut on the event’s last night. The 60-year-old will perform Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter at Saturday’s Last ...

12 Sept 2025 at 13:02

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