BBC Proms 2012 round-up

Here's my annual guide to all the Proms that might be of interest to musical theatre and film music fans.


All Proms are broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and Online. You can also listen online later on BBC iPlayer.
TV broadcasts are interspersed with the live dates in chronological order. Proms with TV broadcasts are marked with a *. TV broadcast times are not yet available, so check nearer the time.

SCHEDULE

Saturday 14th July - 7pm
Lerner and Loewe: My Fair Lady (semi-staged)
Conductor: John Wilson
Orchestra: John Wilson Orchestra
Orchestrations by Andre Previn from the 1964 film
Cast: Annalene Beechey, Anthony Andrews, James Fleet, Alun Armstrong, Julian Ovenden

Sunday 29th July - 3.30pm
* The Wallace & Gromit Prom: Musical Marvels!
Music inspired by and taken from the Wallace and Gromit films.
Conductor: Nicholas Collon
Orchestra: Aurora
Recorded for later TV broadcast (date tba).

Monday 6th August - 7pm
* Bernstein's Mass
Conductor: Kristjan Jarvi
Cast: Soloists & assembled Welsh choirs

Thursday 9th August - 10.15pm
* Glamorous Night: A Celebration of Ivor Novello
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder
Orchestra: Halle
Cast: Sophie Bevan, Toby Spence, Simon Callow narrates

Saturday 11th August
TV: Glamorous Night: A Celebration of Ivor Novello
BBC Two

Sunday 19th August - 7.30pm
* Gilbert & Sullivan - The Yeoman of the Guard (semi-staged)
Conductor: Jane Glover
Orchestra: BBC Concert
Cast: Leigh Melrose, Andrew Kennedy, Lisa Milne, Victoria Simmonds, Felicity Palmer, Mary Bevan

Friday 24th August - 7pm
Britten: Peter Grimes
Conductor: Edward Gardner
Orchestra: ENO
Cast: Stuart Skelton, Amanda Roocroft, Iain Paterson

Saturday 25th August
TV: Gilbert & Sullivan - The Yeoman of the Guard (semi-staged)
BBC Two

Monday 27th August - 8pm
* The Broadway Sound
Conductor: John Wilson
Orchestra: John Wilson Orchestra
Cast: Soloists tba, Maida Vale Singers

Tuesday 28th August - 6.30pm
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro (in Italian)
Conductor: Robian Ticciati
Orchestra: Age of Enlightenment
Cast: Soloists, Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Wednesday 29th August - 10.15pm
Eric Whitacre is the brains behind the internet-based Virtual Choir. He presents his own pieces and others in this late night event. Includes several premieres.
Conductor: Eric Whitacre

Saturday 1st September
TV: The Broadway Sound
BBC Two

Wednesday 5th September - 7pm
John Adams: Nixon in China
One of the iconic work of our times with a mix of Broadway, rock, Minimalism and Stravinsky.
Conductor: John Adams
Orchestra: BBC Symphony

Thursday 6th September
TV: Bernstein's Mass
BBC Four

Saturday 8th September - 7.30pm
* The Last Night of the Proms
The usual mix of traditional programming and other songs including You'll Never Walk Alone (Carousel) and Olympic Fanfare and Theme (John Williams)
Conductor: Jiri Belohlavek
Orchestra: BBC Symphony
TV: Broadcast Live on BBC Two, then BBC One