BBC Proms 2013 To Feature Wagner Cycle, First Female Conductor Of Last Night

Marin Alsop will take the podium for the Last Night of the Proms on Sept. 7, with guest stars Joyce DiDonato and Nigel Kennedy. The Proms’ Wagner bicentenary programming include a a concert Ring cycle conducted by Daniel Barenboim as well as concert performances of Tristan and Isolde, Tannhäuser and Parsifal.