Ook tijdens de BBC Proms ruim aandacht voor de 80e verjaardag van Sondheim met aanstaande zaterdag 31 juli om 21.00u op BBC 2 een speciale uitzending in aanwezigheid van Sondheim en met Judi Dench die ‘Send In The Clowns’ uit ‘A Little Night Music’ doet.
Marking the 80th birthday of one of Broadway’s great innovators, this all-Sondheim Prom draws together leading figures of the opera and theatre worlds — plus some further special guests.
Bryn Terfel, a magnetic Sweeney Todd, as he proved at the Royal Festival Hall in 2007 — leads a starry cast, joined by aspiring young musical theatre students and performers supported by the BBC Performing Arts Fund.
On the bill are excerpts from horror-opera Sweeney Todd, the Ingmar Bergman-inspired A Little Night Music and the fairy-tale compendium of Into the Woods, as well as excerpts from Company and Sunday in the Park with George.
The Frogs - Fanfare and Instructions to the Audience
Follies - Overture, Broadway Baby, Too Many Mornings
Sunday in the Park with George - Sunday in the Park with George, Move On
Into the Woods - Agony, Children will listen
A Little Night Music - Night Waltz (orchestral), Send in the Clowns, A Weekend in the Country
Sweeney Todd - Prelude (organ), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd, Epiphany, A Little Priest
Company - Being Alive
A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum - Everybody Ought to have a Maid
Merrily We Roll Along - Our Time
Sunday In The Park with George - Act 1 Finale 4
Company - Side by Side
Cast to include:
Bryn Terfel - bass-baritone
Maria Friedman - vocalist
Simon Russell Beale - vocalist
Caroline O’Connor - vocalist
Daniel Evans - vocalist
Julian Ovenden - vocalist
Jenna Russell - vocalist
The Proms Sondheim Ensemble
BBC Concert Orchestra
David Charles Abell conductor
Martin Duncan director
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Dame Judi Dench is to make her BBC Proms debut at a concert devoted to Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim.
The Oscar-winning actress will sing Send In The Clowns from A Little Night Music at the concert to celebrate Sondheim’s 80th birthday year.
Dame Judi said singing at the Proms was “hugely exciting” but “daunting”.
Sondheim will be present at Saturday’s concert, which will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 at 1930 BST and later on BBC Two at 2000 BST.
On hearing Dame Judi’s performance of Send In The Clowns at the National Theatre in 1995, Sondheim is said to have told the acclaimed actress: “It’s yours now.”
She hailed the composer as a “genius” and said: “His impact on musical theatre can never be overstated and I’m delighted to be part of his 80th birthday celebrations at the BBC Proms.”
The line-up for the Sondheim celebration includes Proms favourite Bryn Terfel alongside Simon Russell Beale, Daniel Evans, Maria Friedman, Caroline O’Connor, Julian Ovenden and Jenna Russell.
Songs will also be performed from Follies, Sunday In The Park With George, Into The Woods, The Frogs, Company, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum and Sweeney Todd.
