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First Night of the Proms - Part Two (BBC FOUR)

Katie Derham presents the second half of the opening of the 2016 BBC Proms season from the Royal Albert Hall. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the BBC National Chorus of Wales and mezzo-soprano soloist Olga Borodina in a performance of Prokofiev's celebrated cantata Alexander Nevsky. Created from the soundtrack Prokofiev originally composed for Sergey Eisenstein's landmark film, the music is dramatic and evocative, including the famous musical depiction of Battle on the Ice.

English
  • Originally Aired July 15, 2016
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC Four
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