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Agamemnon

BBC Radio 3
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Opera in one act based on the tragedy by AESCHYLUS
Words by j. STUART BLACKIE and the composer
Music by Havergal Brian
Introduced by CALUM MACDONALD '...an urgent, swift-moving brutally concise demonstration of Fate in action, where character is subordinated to the onward sweep of events.'
BBC NORTHERN SINGERS chorus-master
STEPHEN WILKINSON
BBC NORTHERN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, leader BARRY GRIFFITHS conducted by RICHARD ARMSTRONG
Repetiteur JEAN MALLANDAINE Producer ERNEST WARBURTON

Contributors

Unknown:
J. Stuart Blackie
Music By:
Havergal Brian
Introduced By:
Calum MacDonald
Chorus-Master:
Stephen Wilkinson
Leader:
Barry Griffiths
Conducted By:
Richard Armstrong
Repetiteur:
Jean Mallandaine
Producer:
Ernest Warburton
Source: Radio Times

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