:00:43. > :00:49.A very warm welcome to the climax of the world's largest classical
:00:49. > :00:57.musical festival. The Last Night Of The Proms 2012. There have been 75
:00:57. > :01:04.concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Tonight certificate celebrating --
:01:04. > :01:08.tonight we are celebrating. We have some show stopping opera arias. A
:01:08. > :01:12.few surprise Olympic appearances and the traditional Last Night
:01:12. > :01:17.party treats. The celebrations are spilling out beyond the Albert Hall
:01:17. > :01:21.to events across the country with Proms in the Park in Belfast,
:01:21. > :01:28.Caerphilly, and glass glow and in high -- Glasgow and in Hyde Park.
:01:28. > :01:33.We have over 200 musicians on stage already. The magnificent BBC
:01:33. > :01:38.Symphony Orchestra and chorus led by Stephen Bryant. Waiting
:01:38. > :01:42.backstage are two stars, Joseph Calleja and Nicola Benedetti.
:01:42. > :01:50.And there is our leader, Stephen Bryant coming on now. But we are
:01:50. > :01:58.going to be kicking off with a short fanfare for orchestra written
:01:58. > :02:04.by composer and and clarinettist, Mark Simpson. He shot to fame in
:02:04. > :02:13.2006 as the first ever winner of both BBC Young Musician of the Year
:02:13. > :02:23.and Young Composer of the Year. The fanfare was was commissioned by the
:02:23. > :02:48.
:02:48. > :02:58.BBC and it is called Sparks. Here MUSIC: "Sparks"
:02:58. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :07:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 262 seconds
:07:20. > :07:28.That was the world premiere of Sparks. The curtain raiser to Last
:07:28. > :07:32.Night Of the Proms with the con conductor, vir Jiri Belohlavek and
:07:32. > :07:38.that's 26-year-old Mark Simpson who dedicated it to his mum who
:07:38. > :07:43.described it as a little present to the best mum in the world.
:07:43. > :07:52.Well now, it is time for the first of the many Last Night traditions.
:07:52. > :08:02.This one honours the founder of the Proms, Sir Henry Wood.
:08:02. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:12.Well, doing the honours for Sir Henry are two dedicated Promenaders.
:08:12. > :08:18.And there they are. They are Ian Slade and Erhard Miller. They have
:08:18. > :08:28.put the laurels on Sir Henry and polished that bust which is lent to
:08:28. > :08:56.
:08:56. > :09:06.the BBC Proms every summer by the MUSIC: "Towards A New Life"
:09:06. > :09:06.
:09:06. > :14:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 262 seconds
:14:10. > :14:15.It was dedicated to the Czech Army and Army and conducted by Jiri
:14:15. > :14:25.Belohlavek. It won a silver at the 1932 Olympics when you could win
:14:25. > :14:25.
:14:25. > :23:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 262 seconds
:23:18. > :23:28.MUSIC: "Songs Of Farewell" MUSIC: "Songs Of Farewell"
:23:28. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :32:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 262 seconds
:32:35. > :32:42.Songs of Farewell and conducted by Jiri Belohlavek. The work of a
:32:42. > :32:46.composer whose 150th an versery -- anniversary, The Proms has been
:32:46. > :32:53.celebrating this year. Tonight, I'm joined throughout the
:32:53. > :32:59.concert by a very special guest, Australian born and American
:32:59. > :33:06.soprano, Danielle de Niese. Your first Last Night of the Proms.
:33:06. > :33:11.can't believe it. I used to watch the Proms concert and I have been
:33:11. > :33:14.to the Royal Albert Hall so many times, but my view has been
:33:14. > :33:20.different because I have been on the stage. It is a coming together
:33:20. > :33:27.of so many wonderful musicians, it is like our Olympics and our Team
:33:27. > :33:32.It has been an extraordinary season. You have been performing in Proms
:33:32. > :33:38.before and it is very special for a musician? It is incredible. It is
:33:38. > :33:40.quite an amazing experience to be on the stage here. You see 6,000
:33:40. > :33:46.people and when you are on the stage, you feel so close to
:33:46. > :33:51.everyone. So it is a very magical place, the Royal Albert Hall.
:33:51. > :33:55.We are going to hear from another marvellous opera star, Joseph
:33:55. > :34:01.Calleja. Tell us what is wonderful about him? He is just the voice. He
:34:01. > :34:05.is the voice of the modern tenor and he harks back to the old style
:34:05. > :34:09.way of singing. He is a romantic lead. He is our hero. He is
:34:09. > :34:19.charming and we are going to enjoy so much his performance.
:34:19. > :34:22.
:34:22. > :34:31.We are going to hear an aria first. Tell us about this aria? Well, it
:34:31. > :34:34.is a story of love. He resolves to exile his love, Amelia and his
:34:34. > :34:38.trusted adviser back to England in order to resist the temptation of
:34:38. > :34:42.love. It is all desperately moving and I
:34:42. > :34:52.think Joseph Calleja is about to appear. Yes, here he is, Joseph
:34:52. > :35:10.
:35:10. > :35:20.Calleja to sing this aria from MUSIC: "Forse la soglia attinse"
:35:20. > :35:20.
:35:20. > :40:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 262 seconds
:40:15. > :40:20.Joseph Calleja singing Forse La Soglia Attinse from The Masked Ball.
:40:20. > :40:26.A wonderful performance there from Joseph Calleja whose singing career
:40:26. > :40:31.started when his English auntie who lived near Scunthorpe heard him
:40:31. > :40:38.doing an impression of Pavarotti and suggested he join a choir in
:40:38. > :40:42.Malta. He spent every summer of his childhood in the UK in York and
:40:42. > :40:51.Skipton and in the Lake District so he has great fondnesses for all his
:40:51. > :41:01.visits here. We are going to hear him sing an aria in which the
:41:01. > :41:06.
:41:06. > :41:16.tragic hero reads poetry to the MUSIC: "Pourquoi me reveiller?"
:41:16. > :41:16.
:41:16. > :44:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 262 seconds
:44:09. > :44:16.Joseph Calleja singing an aria. We are going to hear from Joseph
:44:16. > :44:22.Calleja shortly, but let me ask my guest Danielle de Niese about that
:44:22. > :44:27.performance. It was extraordinary, wasn't it? His ability to make what
:44:27. > :44:37.we know a difficult voice category, the tenor to sound effortless,
:44:37. > :44:38.
:44:38. > :44:42.that's the magic of Joseph Calleja and to see the broading -- brooding,
:44:42. > :44:46.another story of love. She is a married woman and you can imagine
:44:46. > :44:52.why she would melt after hearing that. It was stunning.
:44:52. > :44:56.It looked as if you wanted to join in? Absolutely. My god. He is a
:44:56. > :45:01.fantastic tenor and I am really happy for his success.
:45:01. > :45:11.What is it about the tenor voice that makes us go weak at the knees?
:45:11. > :45:11.
:45:11. > :45:15.You can tell tell by the creamy sound. It is luxurious and it is
:45:15. > :45:20.decadent. The effortlessness is really important. And of course,
:45:20. > :45:24.everyone waits for the high notes and that pressure must be enormous,
:45:24. > :45:29.but when the tenor can sing the high notes and soar, we fly with
:45:29. > :45:34.him. It really is magical to experience.
:45:34. > :45:39.Danielle, thank you so much. We will be coming back to you later.
:45:40. > :45:48.Next, we will hear the other soloist, Nicola Benedetti. She will
:45:48. > :45:57.be playing a real Proms classic by Max Bruch. It is powerfully lyrical.
:45:57. > :46:01.It is a favourite of Nicola's. It has so much peace and harmony in it