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Mario and Grisi

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A true love story, with music, by ELIZABETH FORBES
Giovanni Mario and Giulia Grisi met when they sang in the first London performance of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia at Her Majesty's Theatre in June
1839. Soon after, they fell in love. They became the best-loved singers of the day, thrilling audiences for more than 20 years in such popular operas as Don Giovanni , Les Huguenots, II trovatore, Norma and L'elisird'amore.
Narrator John Rowe
With CAROLE BOYD , JOHN CHURCH WILLIAM EEDLE , RONALD HERDMAN
JOHN RYE and PATIENCE TOMUNSON Producer ALAN HAYDOCK. Stereo

Contributors

Music By:
Elizabeth Forbes
Music By:
Giovanni Mario
Music By:
Giulia Grisi
Unknown:
Lucrezia Borgia
Unknown:
Don Giovanni
Narrator:
John Rowe
Narrator:
With Carole Boyd
Narrator:
John Church
Narrator:
William Eedle
Narrator:
Ronald Herdman
Narrator:
John Rye
Narrator:
Patience Tomunson
Producer:
Alan Haydock.
Source: Radio Times

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