![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/last-night-of-the-proms-sweltering-heat-fails-to-dampen-the-audiences-spirits/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/131046967_whatsappimage2023-09-09at21.43.47.jpg&description=Image caption, Soprano Lise Davidsen and conductor Marin Alsop receive the audience's applause The stifling heat of the Royal Albert Hall failed to dampen the spirits of eager Prommers, who celebrated the festival's Last Night in typical style. With temperatures in the 30s, the crowd nonetheless stomped, clapped and blew comedy horns throughout the traditional closing singalongs. Their enthusiasm delighted conductor Marin Alsop, who ordered several impromptu encores. She later paid tribute to the "wonderfully robust" audience. Many had queued from early in the morning to obtain one of the Proms' on-the-day tickets, which only offer standing access to the auditorium. "You have to stand the whole time," Alsop marvelled. "That's amazing because my feet are killing me, I don't know about you." The audience also gave Alsop an extended ovation as she remarked that 2023 marked the 10th anniversary of her becoming the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms. "Apparently it's worthy of inclusion in the Guinness Book of Records," she said. "And as silly as that is, it reminds me of how much work remains to build a more equitable world for the next generations." There was also a show of support for the BBC Singers, who played a crucial role at the concert months after being threatened with closure as part of BBC cost-cutting measures. They won a temporary reprieve in March when external organisations approached the corporation to suggest alternative funding models. The choir's conductor, Sofi Jeannin, says the finer details of those discussions are still being ironed out - but that she's optimistic for the future. "We are being told that the corporation is looking for longevity," she told BBC Radio 4's Front Row. "We have been assured that we can continue programming in the future - and we are planning our centenary concert for next year." Image caption, Sheku Kanneh-Mason was one of the night's principal soloists, playing a cello that is 300 years older than he is){kind=link}
The stifling heat of the Royal Albert Hall failed to dampen the spirits of eager Prommers, who celebrated the festival’s Last Night in typical style.
With temperatures in the 30s, the crowd nonetheless stomped, clapped and blew comedy horns throughout the traditional closing singalongs.
Their enthusiasm delighted conductor Marin Alsop, who ordered several impromptu encores.
She later paid tribute to the “wonderfully robust” audience.
Many had queued from early in the morning to obtain one of the Proms’ on-the-day tickets, which only offer standing access to the auditorium.