Passion of the Proms; Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner's belief in the music extravaganza that begins on Friday is almost religious. If only, he says, a new audience could be tempted to try it.

The Evening Standard (London, England) | July 13, 2005 | Copyright

Byline: FIONA MADDOCKS

NELSON'S victory at Trafalgar 200 years ago sets the tone for the new season of BBC Proms, which starts on Friday.

A key theme is the sea.

Not just the Last Night knee-bending hornpipe or the flag-waving rendition of Rule, Britannia! but a serious exploration of music with marine associations.

The work chosen to mark the battle celebrations is Haydn's darkly named Mass in Time of Peril, best known as the Nelson Mass, to be conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner and performed by his own Monteverdi Choir and English ...

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