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'MESSIAH'

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

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Broadcast of Handel's oratorio in its original instrumentation, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the first performance in England. The musical text prepared from the autograph manuscripts by Julian Herbage
Noel Eadie (soprano) ;
Maggie Teyte (soprano) ; Nancy Evans (contralto) ; Parry Jones (tenor); Norman Lumsden (bass). BBC Chorus. BBC Orchestra. G. Thalben-Ball (organ). Victor Hely-Hutchinson (harpsichord). Conducted by Julian Herbage
(Part 1)

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Herbage
Soprano:
Noel Eadie
Soprano:
Maggie Teyte
Soprano:
Nancy Evans
Tenor:
Parry Jones
Tenor:
Norman Lumsden
Harpsi:
Victor Hely-Hutchinson
Source: Radio Times

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