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Carmina Burana

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

by CARL ORFF
Written in 1936, Carmina Burana is a setting for soloists, chorus and orchestra of a collection of medieval Latin and German poems found over 100 years ago in a Bavarian monastery.
This production brings the poems to life in a vivid re-creation of the atmosphere of the Middle Ages. with Lucia Popp (soprano) Hermann Prey (baritone) John van Kestern (bass)
The Bavarian Radio Chorus The Tolz Boys' Choir
The Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Kurt Eichhorn
Director
JEAN-PIERRE PONNELLE
A Bavarian Film Production

Contributors

Soprano:
Lucia Popp
Bass:
John van Kestern
Conducted By:
Kurt Eichhorn
Director:
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Source: Radio Times

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