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Composer of the Week: Gluck

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5/5. Gluck worked on his last two operas simultaneously: one was widely regarded as his masterpiece and the other flopped so badly that he decided to abandon the opera stage altogether. Donald Macleod introduces highlights. Echo et Narcisse (excerpts) Deborah Massell (soprano), Hamburg Opera Chorus,
Concerto Koln, conductor Rene Jacobs Iphigenie en Tauride (excerpts)
Simon Keenlyside (baritone: Orestes), Mireille Delunsch (soprano: Iphigenia), Laurent Naouri (baritone: Thoas), Yann Beuron (tenor: Pylades), Les Musiciens du Louvre, director Mark Minkowski
Repeated from Friday at 12 noon

Contributors

Introduces:
Donald MacLeod
Soprano:
Deborah Massell
Conductor:
Rene Jacobs
Baritone:
Simon Keenlyside
Soprano:
Mireille Delunsch
Baritone:
Laurent Naouri
Tenor:
Yann Beuron
Director:
Mark Minkowski
Source: Radio Times

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