BBC Proms 2016 - Prokofiev - Cantata ’Alexander Nevsky’

Prom 1: First Night of the Proms , , Royal Albert Hall This year’s festival kicks off with Tchaikovsky’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Fantasy-Overture before Sol Gabetta performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto. Finally, hear one of the greatest cantatas of the 20th century – Prokofiev’s ’Alexander Nevsky’. Programme Sergei Prokofiev Cantata ’Alexander Nevsky’ (41 mins) Performers Olga Borodina mezzo-soprano BBC National Chorus of Wales BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo conductor About This Event Prokofiev delivered a score of new directness and clarity for his friend Sergey Eisenstein’s patriotic film Alexander Nevsky: the cantata he fashioned from it features the dramatic ‘Battle on the Ice’.