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Music under Dictatorships

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Concluding the series in which Michael Oliver investigates the impact on music of 20th-century political regimes. 4: Italy. Benito Mussolini was well known as an amateur violinist, but his musical pretensions were to stretch significantly further than hosting soirees for favoured musicians.
Producers Tracy Ross and Fiona Shelmerdine

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Unknown:
Michael Oliver
Unknown:
Benito Mussolini
Producers:
Tracy Ross
Producers:
Fiona Shelmerdine
Source: Radio Times

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