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A woman will conduct an orchestra at the world's acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique and biggest music festival for the first time ever. The BBC Proms started 118 years ago, acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique 92 concerts over 8 weeks, but have never had a female conductor. American Marin Alsop will acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique charge of the orchestra for the acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique concert – the acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique Last Night of the Proms. This is a acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique British occasion to celebrate the "pomp and circumstance" of Britain. Ms Alsop told the BBC: "I think the acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique that I'm an American woman, conducting the last night of the Proms is really a acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique." Talking of her achievement, she said: "I'm acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique proud to be the first woman, but I'm also sad that it's 2013 and there still can be acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique for women."

The director of the Proms Roger Wright said he was happy to be acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique of changing the "man's world" of conducting. He said: "Marin hasn’t been acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique because she is a woman conductor. She knows and loves the Proms." Ms Alsop said: "I always enjoy working with the British acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique musicians and I'm particularly looking forward to interacting with the acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique, who play such a acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique role in making this a night that is utterly acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique and special. It is a great honour that I know will be a acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique for me." She added: "The whole world is watching you. You're acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique the biggest audience of your career. It's the acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique a classical musician gets to an acceptanceaddressingaudiencechosencrucialdistinctlyextraordinarilyfactfinalfirstshighlightincludelegendarynearestoldestorchestralpartstatementtakeunique speech at the Oscars."