TV BBC Proms - Season 45 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms: The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar BBC Proms - Season 45 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms: The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar 7.7/10 by 3 users 'This is the best of me.' So wrote Elgar at the end of his score and, despite a disastrous first performance in 1900, his setting of Newman's poem is now regarded as one of the composer's finest works. In the interval, James Hamilton Paterson, author of the novel Gerontius talks about his fascination with this enigmatic composer. Tonight's concert from the Royal Albert Hall, London, launching the 97th season of Promenade Concerts, is given in the presence of HRH the Prince of Wales. With Florence Quivar (mezzo-soprano), Keith Lewis (tenor), Willard White (bass), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Andrew Davis. Introduced by Richard Baker. Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 45 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms: The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar Alternative Titles The Proms, Proms First Air Date 1947-09-13 Last Air Date 2026-07-26 Number of Episodes 1169 Number of Seasons 80 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List BBC Proms Season 45 :Episode 1 First Night of the Proms: The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar First Night of the Proms: The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar 1991-07-19 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 45 :Episode 2 Omnibus at the Proms Omnibus at the Proms 1991-07-26 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 45 :Episode 3 Omnibus at the Proms Omnibus at the Proms 1991-08-02 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 45 :Episode 4 Live from the Proms Live from the Proms 1991-08-03 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 45 :Episode 5 Omnibus at the Proms: Conductors All Omnibus at the Proms: Conductors All 1991-08-09 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 45 :Episode 6 Omnibus at the Proms Omnibus at the Proms 1991-08-16 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 45 :Episode 7 Omnibus at the Proms Omnibus at the Proms 1991-08-23 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 45 :Episode 8 Omnibus at the Proms Omnibus at the Proms 1991-08-30 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 45 :Episode 9 Last Night of the Proms Last Night of the Proms 1991-09-14 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 45 :Episode 10 Last Night of the Proms Last Night of the Proms 1991-09-14 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...
