that the songs would only feature as instrumentals, after facing criticism over their historic links with colonialism and slavery.However, the BBC confirmed last week that the well-known British anthems would be sung by a select group of vocalists during this year’s event.A reduced orchestra performed the traditional anthems last night (September 12) to an empty Royal Albert Hall due to coronavirus restrictions.In his own score, at the beginning of ‘Rule, Britannia’, Sir Henry Wood wrote:
Rule Britannia! BBC to play song without lyrics at concert
25.08.2020 - 15:29 / abcnews.go.com
LONDON -- The BBC has ditched the lyrics of “Rule Britannia!” for its traditional end-of-summer concert amid a debate about the song’s celebration of the British Empire at a time when critics are reevaluating the nation’s colonial past. Britain’s publicly funded broadcaster said late Monday that the final night of its Proms concert series would feature instrumental versions of “Rule Britannia!” and another patriotic mainstay, “Land of Hope and Glory,” instead of traditional singalongs.
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BBC reinstates Rule Britannia! singalong after backlash
LONDON -- The BBC on Wednesday reversed its controversial decision to scrap the lyrics of two patriotic songs during its annual end-of-summer concert, saying it had found a way around the problem a day after its new director-general took office.Britain’s publicly funded broadcaster said last week that the orchestra would perform instrumental versions of “Rule, Britannia!” and “Land of Hope and Glory,” instead of the traditional audience singalongs on the final night of its Proms concert
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New poll shows over 50% of Britons don’t want ‘Rule Britannia’ censored
the BBC’s recent decision to perform an instrumental version of ‘Rule Britannia’ at the Last Night Of The Proms.The British anthem, along with ‘Land Of Hope & Glory’, will be performed without lyrics at this year’s ceremony due to their perceived associations with Britain’s past of colonialism and slavery.A new YouGov poll by The Times shows that 55% of people disagree with the decision, while 16% said that they agree with the BBC‘s compromise to perform instrumental versions.
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25.08.2020 / 01:19
Last Night Of The Proms to censor ‘Rule Britannia’ with instrumental-only performance at this year’s event
BBC will stage orchestral versions of ‘Rule Britannia’ and ‘Land Of Hope And Glory’ at this year’s Last Night Of The Proms following reports that it was considering their removal.Producers were reportedly in discussions about scrapping the two British anthems from the setlist because of the song’s perceived associations with colonialism and slavery [via The Sunday Times].But Sky News today (August 24) confirmed that the BBC will include the anthems for its annual live concert series, which will
