On the Town at the BBC Proms was performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ There was a buzz in the air at the Royal Albert Hall because the audience attending a John Wilson concert know what’s in store and they were not disappointed. It was a celebratory […]
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BBC Proms to mark Bernstein centenary
This year’s BBC Proms will celebrate the centenary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein with performances of West Side Story and On the Town this summer. John Wilson will conduct the performance of the classic Romeo & Juliet-inspired story which will feature West End star Sierra Boggess as Maria and Broadway star Ross Lekites as […]
Oklahoma! – BBC Proms – Royal Albert Hall
Oklahoma! at the BBC Proms was performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Few titles deserve their exclamation mark more than Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! The score sounds as fresh as it did when it was written in 1943 and at this semi-staged performance there might have been folk […]
