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French Grand Opera

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The last in a season of five works staged at the Paris Opera, 1828-65. Jerusalem Verdi's first French opera (1847) is a greatly expanded version of I Lombard!. (sung in French) (baritone) (soprano) (tenor) (bass) (tenor) (bass) (bass) BBC NORTHERN SINGERS chorusmaster STEPHEN WILKINSON BBC PHILHARMONIC led by DENNIS SIMONS conducted by EDWARD DOWNES Acts 1 and 2
3.40 Julian Budden on Jerusalem.
3.50 Acts 3 and 4 (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Wilkinson
Unknown:
Dennis Simons
Conducted By:
Edward Downes
Unknown:
Julian Budden
Count of Toulouse:
Henry Newman
Helen, his daughter:
June Anderson
Gaston, Viscount of Beam, her fiancév:
Kenneth Collins
Roger, her uncle:
Malcolm King
Raymond, Gaston's page:
Anthony Roden
Papal legate:
Roderick Earle
Emir of Ramla:
John Tranter
Source: Radio Times

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