Prom at the Palace
Prom at the Palace
Release: 2002-06-01
·Runtime: 130m
Music
All-time classical favourites from the first ever public concert held in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, hosted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Broadcast live on BBC Television, 1st June 2002. Opera fans are in for a particular treat with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (singing Bizet and Gershwin), Sir Thomas Allen (Rossini and Sir Edward German), and Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu (Puccini and Verdi) sharing the honours. Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich also makes a rare guest appearance with the cello section of the London Symphony Orchestra playing Villa-Lobos.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
BBC
Opus Arte
Cast
Thomas Allen
as Self - Baritone
Roberto Alagna
as Self - Tenor
Kiri Te Kanawa
as Self - Soprano
Roberto Bolle
as Prince Siegfried (from Swan Lake)
Zenaida Yanowsky
as Odile (from Swan Lake)
Mstislav Rostropovich
as Self - Cello
Angela Gheorghiu
as Self - Soprano
Michael Parkinson
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
