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26 Aug 2026, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2026 The Met Orchestra Plays Strauss

Prom 51
The Met Orchestra Plays Strauss
19:00 Wed 26 Aug 2026 Royal Albert Hall
The Metropolitan Opera’s Met Orchestra and Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin present a sumptuous all-Strauss programme that includes the final scene of the composer’s Salome, performed with celebrated South African soprano Elza van den Heever
The Metropolitan Opera’s Met Orchestra and Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin present a sumptuous all-Strauss programme that includes the final scene of the composer’s Salome, performed with celebrated South African soprano Elza van den Heever

Programme

      • Der Rosenkavalier – suite(26 mins)arr. attrib. A. Rodziński
      • Salome(18 mins)final scene
        • interval
        • Ein Heldenleben(46 mins)

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    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

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    Proms 2026 Calendar

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