Synopsis

The BBC Proms begin their season at the Royal Albert Hall with a live broadcast, shared with Radio 3, of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. This marks the first of ten concerts to be screened on BBC television this summer. Renowned guest conductor Bernard Haitink returns to lead the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, and BBC Singers, accompanied by soloists Karita Mattila (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Herbert Lippert (tenor), and Anthony Michaels-Moore (baritone). The performance will b