BBC Proms · SEASON 50

BBC Proms 1996: Dawn at Dusk

Episode 2 · 1996-08-07

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Episode overview

The first of four Proms especially recorded for BBCtv and featuring interviews with the performing artists. Introduced by James Naughtie. American soprano Dawn Upshaw celebrates the range and vitality of the music she grew up with. Accompanied by the London Sinfonietta, conducted by Eric Stern, and American pianist Fred Hersch, she performs music by Bernstein, Copland, Weill, Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, and Sondheim.

Season 50 episodes

1. BBC Proms 96: the First Night1996-07-19 2. BBC Proms 1996: Dawn at Dusk1996-08-07 3. BBC Proms 961996-08-10 4. BBC Proms 961996-08-14 5. BBC Proms 961996-08-17 6. BBC Proms 961996-08-18 7. BBC Proms 961996-08-28 8. BBC Proms 961996-09-07 9. BBC Proms 961996-09-13 10. The Last Night of the Proms1996-09-14 11. The Last Night of the Proms1996-09-14