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BBC Symphony Orchestra
A performance of Elgar's oratorio given in the sixth-century St Irene's Church as part of the 1997 Istanbul International Music Festival.
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
BBC Symphony Chorus, conductor Leonard Slatkin

Contributors

Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin
Angel:
Jean Rigby (mezzo)
Gerontius:
John Aler (tenor)
Priest:
Alan Opie (baritone)
Angel of the Agony:
Alan Opie (baritone)
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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