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The Childhood of Christ

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on BBC Two England

by Berlioz
A musical evocation of the familiar story of the Holy Family's flight into Egypt.
'I hear on all sides that your oratorio is a perfect bouquet of sweet flowers of melody and a masterpiece of simplicity.' (Heine to Berlioz)
Part 1 The Dream of Herod
Part 2 The Flight into Egypt
Part 3 The Arrival at Sais
Sung in Lincoln Cathedral in a dramatised English version by Paul England to mark the 900th Anniversary of Lincoln's founding.
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
London Philharmonic Orchestra
leader Rodney Friend
conducted by David Willcocks

(Colour)

Contributors

Composer:
Hector Berlioz
Dramatised by:
Paul England
Singers:
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Musicians:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Rodney Friend
Orchestra conducted by:
David Willcocks
Costumes designed by:
Pat Fisher
Make-up:
Shirley Channing-Williams
Sound:
Graham Haines
Lighting:
Bryan Wilkes
Designer:
David Myerscough-Jones
Producer:
Brian Large
The Narrator:
Robert Tear
Herod:
Norman Bailey
Mary:
Josephine Veasey
Joseph:
John Shirley-Quirk
Ishmaelite Father:
Norman Bailey
Source: Radio Times

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