TV BBC Proms - Season 42 Episode 2 : First Night of the Proms BBC Proms - Season 42 Episode 2 : First Night of the Proms 7.7/10 by 3 users The opening of the 94th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall. Sir John Pritchard conducts the masterpiece that has become one of the most popular of all choral works. The Verdi Requiem Throughout this year's 69 Proms there is a single thematic thread - the response of composers over the centuries to the power of the word. Written at the height of his powers, Verdi's Requiem expresses the ancient Latin text in a richly theatrical style that has earned the work the epithet of 'Verdi's greatest opera'. Soloists Julia Varady (soprano) Dolora Zajic (mezzo-soprano) Dennis O'Neill (tenor) Evgeny Nesterenko (bass) BBC Symphony Chorus Bach Choir London Philharmonic Choir BBC Symphony Orchestra led by BELA DEKANY Introduced by Richard Baker Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 42 Episode 2 : First Night of the Proms Alternative Titles The Proms, Proms Subtitle Available ETC. First Air Date 1947-09-13 Last Air Date 2025-08-02 Number of Episodes 1139 Number of Seasons 79 Genres , Networks BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 1 BBC at the Proms 1988-07-21 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 2 First Night of the Proms 1988-07-22 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 3 Omnibus at the Proms 1988-07-29 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 4 Omnibus at the Proms 1988-08-05 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 5 Omnibus at the Proms 1988-08-12 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 6 Omnibus at the Proms 1988-08-19 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 7 Omnibus at the Proms 1988-08-26 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 8 Live from the Proms 1988-09-02 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 9 Omnibus at the Proms 1988-09-02 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 10 Live from the Proms 1988-09-11 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 11 Last Night of the Proms 1988-09-17 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 12 Last Night of the Proms 1988-09-17 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 13 The Phil at the Albert 1988-12-19 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 42 :Episode 14 The Phil at the Albert 1988-12-27 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...