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BBC Proms•Season 15•Episode 1

First Night of the Proms

Jul 22, 1961

(Prom 1) First Night of the Proms Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader, Paul Beard Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent Introduced by Alvar Lidell Rossini Overture: The Journey to Rheims Shostakovich

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First Night of the Proms

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Episode Summary

"First Night of the Proms" is episode 1 of BBC Proms season 15. It aired on July 22, 1961.

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