:00:35. > :00:42.Making its promises debut, one of it orchestras, Orchestra Sinfonica
:00:42. > :00:45.Making its promises debut, one of it Milano Giuseppe Verdi. We are at the
:00:45. > :00:51.end of this year's Proms near. Before Saturday, we have a general
:00:51. > :00:54.of a concert at the -- gem of a concert at the the Royal Albert
:00:54. > :00:54.of a concert at the -- gem of a tonight. We have Tchaikovsky's
:00:54. > :01:00.Manfred. A work inspired by the tonight. We have Tchaikovsky's
:01:00. > :01:07.of the same name completes the cycle of his symphonies. Following hitz
:01:07. > :01:21.appearance at last year's last night It is part of the bicentenary of the
:01:21. > :01:29.perform arias he has enacted on stages around the world. He will
:01:29. > :01:35.perform Rigoletto. The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
:01:35. > :01:45.is based in Milan and known as La Verdi. The orchestra was founded in
:01:45. > :01:55.1993. Today, the orchestra is under the baton of an exciting conductor,
:01:55. > :02:10.Xian Zhang. The first woman ever to We will be hearing later from her
:02:10. > :02:22.Tonight's prom will start with the overture to forz forz, a tale of --
:02:22. > :02:26.with a prelude. The work was not as La Forza Del Destino. It started
:02:26. > :02:28.with a prelude. The work was not as successful as Verdi would have
:02:28. > :02:32.wished. The following year he set replaced it with the magnificent
:02:32. > :02:59.most of the opera's memorable tunes. overture we will hear tonight. It is
:02:59. > :03:02.most of the opera's memorable tunes. Here she comes, the conductor, Xian
:03:02. > :03:07.Zhang to conduct the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi,
:03:07. > :11:06.The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, conducted by Xian
:11:06. > :11:12.Zhang. A triumphant start. That Giuseppe Verdi, conducted by Xian
:11:12. > :11:28.the overture to Verdi's the The Next, we have two Verdi arias, sung
:11:28. > :11:33.Attila, the despair from the young hero, who believes he has been
:11:33. > :11:47.betrayed by his lover. We have a happier note with the love song
:11:47. > :11:55.I like to call Giuseppe Verdi the father of opera. He was an amazing
:11:55. > :11:59.icon, an amazing composer, still is, point of reference. When we talk
:11:59. > :12:03.about the Verdi line is this flowing of music from one note to another,
:12:03. > :12:08.from one bar to another, which really is unique. It is very good
:12:08. > :12:13.for the voice if you know how to sing Verdi, it is really beneficial.
:12:13. > :12:18.It hells you place your -- helps you place your voice and master your
:12:18. > :12:24.voice, just like Mozart can be a doctor for the voice. You cannot
:12:24. > :12:29.really sing Verdi wrong for long. Your voice, you will pay the price
:12:29. > :12:34.if you do. Because you spent a long time, didn't you, training your
:12:34. > :12:42.voice for this work. It is a process studying when you are an opera
:12:42. > :12:45.singer. You have to keep abreast with your instrument - which is
:12:45. > :12:47.singer. You have to keep abreast whole body, not just the vocal
:12:47. > :12:53.chords and you have to constantly learn new music. Work with new
:12:53. > :12:57.people, who bring new dimensions of the same work. Even operas that
:12:57. > :13:01.people, who bring new dimensions of have done, literally hundreds of
:13:01. > :13:04.times like Rigoletto, when it is a good conductor, especially when
:13:04. > :13:07.times like Rigoletto, when it is a sit around a piano where him for a
:13:07. > :13:12.couple of hours, you will always find something new about the score,
:13:13. > :16:59.Joseph Calleja, always popular, singing oh Sorrow from Verdi's opera
:16:59. > :17:03.betrayal, we'll have something happier next w the romantic love
:17:03. > :25:22.Debut conductor here. A wonderful artist, whose early early ambition
:25:22. > :25:23.conductor. She was told she could not be because her hands were too
:25:23. > :30:29.have Joseph Calleja, who will sing Calleja's O Inferno. The orchestra
:30:29. > :30:33.He is being -- by Xian Zhang. He is being congratulated as believes
:30:33. > :30:41.He is being -- by Xian Zhang. He is stage, though not for the last time.
:30:41. > :34:19.Verdi, inspired by a new-found passion for ancient E Egypt. Aida,
:34:19. > :34:25.The Triumphal March, conducted by Xian Zhang, with extra brass there,
:34:25. > :34:51.Here comes Joseph Calleja once again. This time we will hear him
:34:51. > :39:55.sing if only I could deny trust Luisa Miller, the story of a doomed
:39:56. > :40:02.Joseph and the conductor thanking and applauding the orchestra Verdi.
:40:02. > :40:42.He is coming on now, back on stage here, at the Royal Albert Hall,
:40:42. > :40:46.He is coming on now, back on stage give us arousing finale. Possibly
:40:46. > :43:27.You can see him before that he'll be part of the last night celebrations.
:43:27. > :43:35.and Brian Ferry in Proms in the part of the last night celebrations.
:43:35. > :44:10.Well, I am not surprised to see Joseph Calleja coming back on the
:44:10. > :44:17.stage to another another bow after that performance. He made his debut
:44:17. > :44:21.at kove vent garden in 2002. Critics at the time said they could not
:44:21. > :45:31.A hugely popular tenor. Here he comes again. You can hear the cheers
:45:31. > :45:38.and the stamping. Made such an impression at the Last Night of
:45:38. > :45:44.and the stamping. Made such an Appearing in his Team GB tracksuit,
:45:44. > :45:48.with his Maltese T-shirt underneath. A huge advocate of bringing opera to
:45:48. > :46:14.as many different audiences as possible. Absolute hero back in
:46:14. > :46:23.holiday to maple Thorp to see his English Aunty. She heard him singing
:46:23. > :46:25.to opera and she said, Joseph, do you know what, I think you have
:46:25. > :47:26.as much as you don't need to know much about wine to know it is a
:47:26. > :50:41.performed by the Orchestra Sinfonica victim of fate, so he identified
:50:41. > :51:22.into something of a Manfred myself. victim of fate, so he identified
:51:22. > :51:28.Zhang chang who has been the musical director of this orchestra since
:51:28. > :51:33.2009, bringing h whole orchestra to their feet now. She has paid tribute
:51:33. > :51:37.to certain sections, bringing them up first. She told me earlier she
:51:37. > :51:43.really enjoys working with these musicians. She said they are all in
:51:43. > :51:48.their late 30s or early 40s. They are really energetic. They want
:51:48. > :51:51.their late 30s or early 40s. They have demands put upon them thanked
:51:51. > :51:57.rehearsals are very -- and that rehearsals are very creative. She
:51:57. > :52:03.spoke so passionately about them. Well, she is coming back on to the
:52:03. > :55:37.The William Tell overture. Arousing end to this evening's concert from
:55:37. > :55:38.the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, conducted by Xian
:55:39. > :56:12.39th opera Rossini wrote, his very last opera, hugely popular ever
:56:12. > :56:22.since. Featured in so many cartoons and adverts. For many, I know it
:56:22. > :56:49.will always be to the Lone Ranger and Tonto, his faithful side kick.
:56:49. > :57:01.As the cheers continue for Xian Zhang and the orchestra, it is time
:57:02. > :57:06.nearly to say goodbye. You can see high height lights on the BBC web
:57:07. > :57:11.#150i9, go to listen and watch. Tomorrow there is the National Youth
:57:11. > :57:17.Orchestra with youth choirs from all over the world. I will be back on
:57:17. > :57:21.Saturday as the Proms reaches its climax. There'll be much more, along
:57:21. > :57:30.with all the traditional last night on BBC Two and later on BBC One
:57:30. > :57:30.with all the traditional last night 9. 20pm. Until then, from me and