First Night of the Proms 2024: Splendid Handel and a silly hat start the summer just right
Beethoven’s 5th was jubilant – but the night was slightly dampened by Ben Nobuto’s annoying and hollow Hallelujah Sim
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Beethoven’s 5th was jubilant – but the night was slightly dampened by Ben Nobuto’s annoying and hollow Hallelujah Sim
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