The Met Orchestra Plays Strauss
19:00 Wed 26 Aug 2026 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
- Der Rosenkavalier – suite(26 mins)arr. attrib. A. Rodziński
- Salome(18 mins)final scene
- interval
- Ein Heldenleben(46 mins)
Performers
- Elza van den Heeversoprano
- Yannick Nézet‐Séguinconductor
Composers
About This Event
A long-awaited Proms debut for the Metropolitan Opera’s Met Orchestra – praised for its ‘white-hot musical drama’ – under Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. A sumptuous all-Strauss programme includes a suite from Der Rosenkavalier – a ravishing homage to Vienna’s golden age – as well as the autobiographical drama of Ein Heldenleben – a striving, battling ‘Hero’s Life’ brought to vivid orchestral life. Celebrated South African soprano Elza van den Heever joins the orchestra for the final scene of the composer’s Salome – a searing centrepiece for one of the world’s great opera orchestras.
Recorded for broadcast on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer
Elza van den Heever © Chris Gonz
