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The Duenna

BBC Radio 3
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(or Marriage in a Monastery) An opera in four acts by Prokfiev. Libretto by THE
COMPOSER and MIRA MENDELSSOHN (sung in Russian)
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE USSR STATE ACADEMIC STANISLAVSKY AND NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO MUSICAL
THEATRE conducted by KEMAL ABDULAYEV
(Recording made available by courtesy of Soviet Radio)
Seville in the 18th century. Acts 1 and 2 6.25* Sheridan's Duenna: Play into Opera
JOHN WARRACK considers the relationship between the original 18th-century comedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and some of the operas that have been based on it.
(Roberto Gerhard's The Duenna will be broadcast on 29 April)
C.45* The Duenna Acts 3 and 4

Contributors

Unknown:
Mira Mendelssohn
Conducted By:
Kemal Abdulayev
Unknown:
John Warrack
Comedy By:
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Source: Radio Times

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