DOHA: Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) will play a variety of popular music in the Night of the Proms/British Festival concert at 7.30 pm at the Education City Ceremonial Court this evening.
Scottish conductor Bob Ross will return to Qatar to direct works from the United Kingdom and other parts of the world in the genres of opera, operetta, Broadway and film music. Soprano Felicitas Fuchs and Philharmonic cellist Kirill Bogatyrev will perform as soloists.
The British Council is sponsoring the concert under the banner of its ‘British Festival’, a month-long celebration of activities promoting Britain in Qatar and cross-cultural relations.
Night of the Proms is modelled on the similarly entitled Last Night of the Proms, a programme that closes each season of the renowned BBC Proms Festival at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
The Doha concert will open with music by Emmerich Kálmán from The Gypsy Princess, continue through George Frideric Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon, and offer three works by George Gershwin: Summertime, The Man I Love and I Got Rhythm. Other highlights include Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter by John Williams and music from West Side Story and Candide by Leonard Bernstein.
Tickets are available at QR100 and QR150 through Virgin Megastore’s Villaggio and Landmark stores and online at tickets.virginmegastore.me.
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