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The French Opera

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Dardanus
A lyric tragedy in five acts
Words by LE CLERC de LA BRUÈRE Music by Rameau (sung in French)
Dardanus, mortal son of Jupiter, falls in love with Iphise, the daughter of his enemy. Teucer. He saves the life of his rival Antgnor and is rewarded with the hand of the woman he loves.
MONTEVERDI CHOIR Continue:
NICHOLAS KRAEMER (harpsichord) MARILYN SAMSON (cello) MONTEVERDI ORCHESTRA leader SYLVIA CLEAVER conductor JOHN ELIOT GARDINER direct from the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, in association with the Monteverdi Choir Acts 1 and 2 8.0* Rameau and the Lyric Stage: talk by ARTHUR HUTCHINGS
8.15* Dardanus, Act 3

Contributors

Harpsichord:
Nicholas Kraemer
Cello:
Marilyn Samson
Leader:
Sylvia Cleaver
Conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner
Talk By:
Arthur Hutchings
Source: Radio Times

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