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Gretry to Gershwin

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

A six-part history of light opera.
6: American Cousins
Roy Strong crosses the Atlantic in search of the precursors of the Broadway musical and finds proof that the mid-European genre of light opera is very much alive and kicking.
A Heavy Entertainment production Repeated Friday 12 midnight

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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