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Midnight Oil

on BBC Radio 3

Tonight's edition remembers the singer
Cathy Berberian (died 6
March 1983), who inspired a whole generation of composers and took the voice to new extremes in Berio's Visage (with electronics), Cage's Aria and her own cartoon-style Stripsody. Including Berio's orchestral memorial to her, Requies.
Presented by Sarah Walker. Producer Philip Tagney

Contributors

Singer:
Cathy Berberian
Presented By:
Sarah Walker.
Producer:
Philip Tagney

BBC Radio 3

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