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BBC Proms 2010: what not to miss

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From Bach to Birtwistle, Fiona Maddocks selects the best of this year's Proms 10 festival blockbusters Prom 1 Fri 16 July Mahler Symphony No 8, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Belohlávek & choirs. Known as the Symphony of a Thousand , Mahler's stonking masterpiece, here using six choirs and eight soloists, launches the season and kicks off an outstanding opening weekend as well as marking Mahler's 150th birthday. Prom 2 Sat 17 July The Mastersingers of Nuremberg , Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/Koenigs. Unmissable chance to hear Bryn Terfel sing the great role of Hans Sachs for the first time in Wagner's opera. Also starring Amanda Roocroft and Christopher Purves. Prom 3 Sun 18 July Simon Boccanegra, Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra/Pappano. The legendary Plácido Domingo, singing not tenor but baritone, heads a magnificent cast in a costumed semi-staging of Verdi's operatic tragedy. Prom 7 Wed 21 July 10pm Chopin, Maria Joao Pires, piano. The acclaimed Po...

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