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Castor et Pollux

on BBC Radio 3

An opera in five acts libretto by GENTIL-BERNARD music by RAMEAU
(sung in French: broadcast on 29 August 1968)
The action takes place in Sparta in mythological times (For cast see next column)
Cast in order of singing:
AMBROSIAN SINGERS
CHOIR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
BERNARD RICHARDS (cello)
CHARLES SPINKS (harpsichord) ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA leader EMANUEL HURWITZ conducted by PHILIP LEDGER Acts 1 and 2

Contributors

Cello:
Bernard Richards
Harpsichord:
Charles Spinks
Leader:
Emanuel Hurwitz
Conducted By:
Philip Ledger

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