Omnibus at the Proms: Gilbert and Sullivan

Synopsis

This week's visit to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Stanford Robinson conducts highlights from Gilbert and Sullivan operettas Iolanthe, The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore with Patricia Reakes (soprano), Patricia Kern (mezzo-soprano), Heather Begg (contralto), Alexander Young (tenor), Derek Hammond-Stroud (baritone), Donald Adams (bass) BBC Concert Orchestra leader Arthur Leavins BBC Choral Society Introduced by Richard Baker (Part of last night's concert) (Last Night of the Proms: 16 September)