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Una Cosa Rara

BBC Radio 3
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(The Pearl beyond Price) Comic opera in two acts
Libretto, after LUIS VELEZ DE GUEVARA , by LORENZO DA PONTE English translation by ROY JESSON Music by VICENTE MARTIN Y SOLER
Cast in order of singing:
Villagers, courtiers OPERA 61 CHORUS chorus-master VERA HODDINOTT MUSICA LIBRA ORCHESTRA leader MICHAEL RENNIE conducted by ROY JESSON
Repetiteur JONATHAN HINDEN Produced by ANDE ANDERSON
(An Opera 61 production at the 1967 Ledlanet Festival: broadcast on 10 October 1968)
The action takes place in Spain in the mid-18th century. Act 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Luis Velez de Guevara
Unknown:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Translation By:
Roy Jesson
Music By:
Vicente Martin Y Soler
Chorus-Master:
Vera Hoddinott
Chorus-Master:
Musica Libra
Leader:
Michael Rennie
Conducted By:
Roy Jesson
Repetiteur:
Jonathan Hinden
Produced By:
Ande Anderson
Source: Radio Times

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