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on BBC Radio 3

Michael Berkeley 's guest today is the actor and comedian Lenny Henry , who is currently finding great delight in exploring classical music alongside music he grew up with, such as Elvis Presley , Louis Prima and Stevie Wonder. His recent discoveries include an aria from Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment sung by the lyric tenor Juan Diego Florez , a Mozart piano sonata played by Glenn Gould , and an exquisite song by Ginastera, sung by the mezzo Bernarda Fink.

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Unknown:
Michael Berkeley
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Lenny Henry
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Elvis Presley
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Stevie Wonder.
Tenor:
Juan Diego Florez
Played By:
Glenn Gould
Unknown:
Bernarda Fink.

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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