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La battaglia di Legnano

on BBC Radio 3

Opera in four acts Libretto by SALVATORE CAMMARANO
After MÉRY'S play La battaille de Toulouse
Music by Giuseppe Verdi (sung in Italian)
A tale of love, heroism and imagined betrayal of a hushand by his wife, set against the background of the war between Barbarossa and the cities of northern Italy. Cast:
MILAN CHORUS AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF ITALIAN RADIO chorus-master MINO BORDIGNOK conducted by MAURIZIO RINALDI
(Italian Radio recording) Acts 1 and 2 3.0* Interval Reading
3.5* La battaglia di Legnano Acts 3 and 4

Contributors

Music By:
Giuseppe Verdi
Chorus-Master:
Mino Bordignok
Conducted By:
Maurizio Rinaldi

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