Rule, Britannia! - Jonas Kaufmann | Last Night of the Proms 2015
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Jonas Kaufmann with the BBC Singers, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers conducted by Marin Alsop at the Last Night of the Proms 2015, 12.IX.2015.
Thomas Arne - Rule, Britannia, for orchestra/band (with voice and/or chorus ad lib), 1740 (arr.)
Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-1778) was the son of a well-to-do artisan from Covent Garden in London. The future composer received legal training and began to practice that profession, but found that he preferred music instead. He started studying and attending musical events in disguise and managed enough early success to survive the explosion that came when his father found out.
Arne had his breakout year as a composer in 1740 with two major state-sponsored hits. The first was his musical setting of a masque written by Congreve, The Judgment of Paris. The success of this work led to Arne's being engaged by Frederick, Prince of Wales, to write music for a new masque, Alfred, that the Prince wished to stage to honor the accession of his father, King George I, to the British throne and to celebrate the birthday of Princess Augusta. Alfred was performed at Cliveden House in Maidenhead, the residence of Prince Frederick, in 1740. "Rule, Britannia!" was the stirring finale of the masque, and it was acclaimed from the start. The text was written by James Thompson (1700-1748).
"Rule, Britannia!" was not heard in London until 1745, but from its first performance there it became nearly universally known and loved. The Jacobite opponents of the Hanoverian dynasty even attempted to co-opt the song by writing their own words to its infectious, Handelian tune. In practice, the song is known primarily through its rousing refrain -- the part that actually begins with the words "Rule, Britannia!" The late Peter Pears once recorded the whole melody with all its several verses, revealing that in toto this famous song is actually pretty tedious.
But the good bits are still beloved by patriotic Britons who like to remember when the Royal Navy really did rule the waves. "Rule, Britannia!" still maintains its status as the favorite patriotic air of the British people and as an unofficial second national anthem.
Now we need to see Bryn Tyrfel sing "Deutschand über alles"!
Amazing that even after singing Wagner and heavy Italian roles, he can still sing scales and decorations with great flexibility. It does seem momentarily odd for a German to sing Rule Britannia. They did have those little spats in the World Wars, but this shows that peace is possible anywhere.
Sang with real clarity and excellent diction
Love Last Night of the Proms, love Jonas!
RULE BRITANIA WITH JONAS IS WONDERFUL IM SO GLAD HE COULD HANDLE THAT TOOO WOW HE CAN DO ANYTHING MANFIQUE
There really is no footage of this? Even though I watched this live on the BBC?
Tiddybeth Check the channel
Cubuproductions
Someone uploaded a video taken at Hyde Park of the giant screen (Prom in the park) .
Great job, Jonas. Gina Dodds Bellmore, USA former employee of Opera Orch. of New York. I will never forget when you appeared at Carnegie Hall in one of our operas. You are AMAZING and my favorite tenor.
MERAVIGLIOSO. BRAVO , BRAVISSIMO. ❤❤❤❤❤
Love it!!!
Bravo, Jonad. Good sport!
Each time I hear this, I wish it were possible to watch the whole Last Night 2015 on line. I have watched every last night of the Proms since I was a teenager in the 1950s, and Jonas Kaufmann was superb. His diction was perfect.
Bravo
I love that Music and love the Artist.
EXQUISITO
Bravissimo!
MAGNIFICO
Perfect Jonas!
What a skillful !
Long live UK!
They don't rule so much now after brexit...