BBC Proms Season 2026 Episode 18 - The Met Orchestra Plays Strauss at the Proms

Airdate: 2026-Aug-28

Episode summary:

New York's Met Orchestra make their much-anticipated Proms debut under the baton of Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. An all-Richard-Strauss programme ensures a night of musical passion, with Der Rosenkavalier, Ein Heldenleben and the final scene of Salome sung by coveted soprano Elza van den Heever. Presented by Petroc Trelawny from the Royal Albert Hall.

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BBC Proms is the world's greatest classical music festival.