BBC Proms 2019 - Beckman, Berlioz & Richard Strauss

Prom 32: An Alpine Symphony , , Royal Albert Hall The sumptuous beauty of Berlioz’s song-cycle Les nuits d’été is set against the craggy drama of Strauss’s monumental An Alpine Symphony. The National Youth Orchestra of the USA is joined by Sir Antonio Pappano and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. Programme Benjamin Beckman Occidentalis (5 mins) European premiere Hector Berlioz Les nuits d’été (30 mins) Richard Strauss An Alpine Symphony (50 mins) Performers Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano Brass of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America Sir Antonio Pappano conductor About This Event Celebrated American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is reunited with regular collaborator Sir Antonio Pappano to mark the 150th anniversary of Berlioz’s death with a performance of the composer’s sumptuous orchestral song-cycle Les nuits d’été – a musical jo