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The Knot Garden
_ive from the Barbican, London. Elizabethan <not gardens often resembled a maze. fippett's opera, with his own libretto, deals with 20th-century relationships in turmoil and is probably the first opera to have had a plot revolving around an openly gay couple's fragile relationship. Presented by Stephanie Hughes.
BBCSO, conductor Andrew Davis Acts land 2
8.25 Twenty Minutes: Electric Tippett Tippett used an electric guitar in The Knot
Garden and other works. Steve Martland talks to Colin Davis , Robert Tear and guitarist Steve Smith about Tippett's use of the instrument.
8.45 Act 3

Contributors

Presented By:
Stephanie Hughes.
Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Unknown:
Tippett Tippett
Talks:
Steve Martland
Unknown:
Colin Davis
Unknown:
Robert Tear
Guitarist:
Steve Smith
Faber:
Christopher Purves(baritone)
Thea:
Karen Cargill(mezzo)
Flora:
Ailish Tynan(soprano)
Denise:
Rachel Hynes(soprano)
Mel:
Roderick Williams(baritone)
Dov:
James Gilchrist(tenor)
Mangus:
Alan Opie(baritone)
Source: Radio Times

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