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16 Aug 1996, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 1996 Prom 36
Prom 36
19:00 Fri 16 Aug 1996 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore, Op 72 (1805 version)
Performers
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Hillevi Martinpelto
Leonore
Leonore
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
conductor
conductor
Matthew Best
Don Pizarro
Don Pizarro
Christiane Oelze
Marzelline
Marzelline
Kim Begley
Florestan
Florestan
Robert Burt
First Prisoner
First Prisoner
Michael Schade
Jaquino
Jaquino
Colin Campbell
Second Prisoner
Second Prisoner
Franz Hawlata
Rocco
Rocco
Geert Smits
Don Fernando
Don Fernando
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Part of
Proms 1996
Discover the Music
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 1
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