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Season 34

BBC Proms · S34E1 — First Night of the Proms

Aug 9, 1980

Synopsis

Following weeks of anticipation, the 1980 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts commenced last week at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The opening performance featured Mahler's Symphony No. 4, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra led by concertmaster Bela Dekany, and solo soprano Jessye Norman, conducted by John Pritchard.