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Prom 22: A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals

• Date Saturday 1 August 2009
• Time 7.30pm - c9.30pm
• Venue Royal Albert Hall
• Tickets £7 - £35 price band A or Prom for £5
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  Prom 22: A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
  Clive Anderson introduces a Prom celebrating 75 years of classic MGM film musicals. Songs from movies including The Wizard of Oz and Gigi are performed by conductor John Wilson.

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John Wilson and his hand-picked Orchestra celebrate 75 years of MGM musicals with songs from unforgettable movie classics, including The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St Louis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, High Society, Gigi and Singin' in the Rain.

Amazingly, although all the original orchestral parts were lost when the studio destroyed its music library to make way for a car park, Wilson has succeeded in reconstructing the scores by painstakingly transcribing each soundtrack by ear. He is joined by starry singers from the classical and musical theatre worlds, as well as by the elite Maida Vale Singers.

Please note there will not be an interval (contrary to earlier listings)

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• Kim Criswell vocalist
• Sarah Fox soprano
• Sir Thomas Allen baritone
• Curtis Stigers vocalist
• Seth MacFarlane vocalist

• Maida Vale Singers
• John Wilson Orchestra
• John Wilson conductor

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Prom 22 - MGM Musicals

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Last broadcast yesterday, 19:30 on BBC Radio 3.

SYNOPSIS

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

John Wilson and his hand-picked Orchestra celebrate the MGM musical with songs from unforgettable movie classics, including The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St Louis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, High Society, Gigi and Singin' in the Rain.

Remarkably, although the original orchestral parts were lost when the studio destroyed its music library to make way for a car park, Wilson has succeeded in reconstructing the scores by painstakingly transcribing each soundtrack by ear. He is joined by starry singers from the classical and musical theatre worlds, as well as by the elite Maida Vale Singers

Kim Criswell (singer)
Sarah Fox (soprano)
Thomas Allen (baritone)
Curtis Stigers (singer)
Seth MacFarlane (singer)
The John Wilson Orchestra
Maida Vale Singers
John Wilson (conductor).

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1. Sat 1 Aug 2009
   19:30
   BBC Radio 3