Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte
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Prom 75 - 9.09.17: Last Night of the Proms
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Originally posted by teamsaint View Post2001 season began on July 20 and ran to Sept 15.
as a random comparison, 1970 ran from July 17 to Sept 12.
Just google Proms season archive 1970.Last edited by ferneyhoughgeliebte; 09-09-17, 11:20.[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
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Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostAre Proms seasons shorter in recent years? I've tried using the Proms Archive to research this - but I don't think my lifespan will last the amount of time needed to navigate the website - but I remember that the Birtwistle Panic Last Night was the equivalent of a week later (16th Sept) and a Live broadcast of the Colin Davis Prom occurred after the Monday 11th September 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers, so, again, the Last Night would have been on Sat 16th September . Did those seasons with an "extra week" begin later, or has there been a reduction in weeks of concerts?
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Originally posted by Darkbloom View PostI had this thought too, but the season never has a fixed starting date, just mid-July-ish, so I assumed that was the reason this season feels truncated. I'm sure I'm one among many who feels that the season goes on a bit too long anyway, but they presumably have to run into September to catch the more prestigious touring orchestras, who usually aren't available until late-August.
In my opinion, the Proms has become too bloated. The 6.30 starts are ridiculous and there are far too many late nighters. I'd much prefer to see a slimming down, mostly concentrating on what we can recognise as 'classical music' and with the vast majority of concerts beginning at 7.30."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by Petrushka View PostThe oldest printed Proms Guide I have is that from 1971 when there were a total of just 54 concerts running from July 23 to September 18. Don't forget that in those days there were no Sunday concerts while were there three late night Proms. Needless to say, there were no musicals or such like.
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Originally posted by Petrushka View PostOn Aug 28 in 1971 but I wouldn't myself have classed G&S as a 'musical'. Operetta, surely.
What would you say are the principal differences between "Operetta" and "Musical", incidentally?[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
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Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostWhat would you say are the principal differences between "Operetta" and "Musical", incidentally?"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostG&S Evenings were an annual(-ish) feature for many years - until about the time that D'Oyly Carte lost its Arts Council funding in the early '80s.
What would you say are the principal differences between "Operetta" and "Musical", incidentally?
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Originally posted by Petrushka View PostA thorny question and one difficult to answer as the line is so frequently blurred between the two. I can only answer it with examples by saying that Die Fledermaus is an operetta, G&S is operetta, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein etc are musicals. Perhaps the word 'musical' is the American version of the more European 'operetta'. Perhaps time and geography are the real differences as one just seems to morph into the other. All I can do sorry.[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
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