BBC Proms · SEASON 41

First Night of the Proms

Episode 2 · 1987-07-17

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Part 2: Tippett A Child of our Time Sir Michael Tippett 's oratorio is a compassionate outcry against injustice and persecution, enhanced by the use of negro spirituals. Sir Michael himself describes the work as a passion about man 'whose god has left the light of the heavens for the dark of the collective unconscious.' Faye Robinson (soprano) Cynthia Clarey (mezzo-soprano) Neil Jenkins (tenor) Robert Lloyd (bass) BBC Singers

Season 41 episodes

1. First Night of the Proms1987-07-17 2. First Night of the Proms1987-07-17 3. Omnibus at the Proms1987-07-31 4. Live from the Proms1987-08-03 5. Omnibus at the Proms1987-08-07 6. Omnibus at the Proms1987-08-14 7. Omnibus at the Proms1987-08-21 8. Omnibus at the Proms1987-08-28 9. Omnibus at the Proms1987-09-04 10. Live from the Proms: Part 11987-09-07 11. Omnibus at the Proms1987-09-11 12. Last Night of the Proms1987-09-12 13. Last Night of the Proms1987-09-12 14. Omnibus1987-09-25