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The scandal of Mafia involvement in the running of Palermo's opera house was enough to close it down 20 years ago. This coming weekend, the theatre re-opens with a guest appearance from Luciano Pavarotti - and Petroc Trelawny looks ahead to the big event.
Music includes at 6.05 Debussy's Printemps played by the Cleveland Orchestra, conductor Pierre Boulez ; after the 7.00 news, Mozart's
Ridente la Calma, K152, sung by Kathleen Battle and after the 8.00 news, Vaughan Williams 's Fantasia on Greensteeves.

Contributors

Unknown:
Luciano Pavarotti
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Sung By:
Kathleen Battle
Unknown:
Vaughan Williams
Source: Radio Times

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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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