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Crispino e la comare

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(Crispino and his Familiar)
Comic-fantastic opera in four acts. Libretto by FRANCESCO MARIO PIAVE , sung in a new English translation by RODNEY BLUMER.
Music by Luigi and Federico Ricci The Camden Festival production, presented by Phoenix Opera, in a performance given on 20 March at the Collegiate Theatre.
Cast in order of singing:
PHOENIX OPERA CHORUS chorus-master and continuo VALDA PLUCKNETT HAYDN ORCHESTRA leader BERNARD PARTRIDGE conducted by JAMES JUDD
The action takes place in and around Venice during the mid-19th century.
Acts 1 and 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Francesco Mario Piave
Translation By:
Rodney Blumer.
Translation By:
Federico Ricci
Leader:
Bernard Partridge
Conducted By:
James Judd
Source: Radio Times

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