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I vespri siciliani

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Verdi's five-act grand opera, presented live from La Scala, Milan, by Julian Budden.
Riccardo Muti conducts PIER LUIGI pizzi's new production.
Palermo, 1282: Procida, an exiled patriot, has returned to Sicily to incite rebellion against the island's French occupiers.
(sung in Italian) (tenor) (soprano)
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
OF LA SCALA. MILAN
During the intervals, readings from DAVID GILMOUR 'S recent biography of Lampedusa.

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Budden.
Unknown:
Riccardo Muti
Unknown:
Pier Luigi
Unknown:
David Gilmour
Arrigo:
Chris Merritt
La Duchessa Elena:
Cheryl Studer
Giovanni da Procida:
Paata Burchuladze
Guido di Monforte:
Giorgio Zancanaro
Source: Radio Times

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