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Spirit of the Age

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Christopher Page introduces the rich repertoire written for the lyra viol - an instrument thought capable of "all the sublimities of the violin" in the 17th century. And Daniel Snowman and Roger Savage discuss divas, castrati and all the paraphernalia of Italian opera seria.
Producer Kate Bolton. FACTSHEET WEB PAGE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/factsheets E-MAIL: spirit.of.the.age@bbc.co.uk
SOUNDING THE CENTURY

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Unknown:
Daniel Snowman
Unknown:
Roger Savage
Producer:
Kate Bolton.
Source: Radio Times

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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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