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Operation Desert Song

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

The Sultan of Oman has created a private symphony orchestra in a country that has transformed itself from a medieval backwater in just 30 years, It's the world's last surviving court orchestra. Bill Lloyd reports from Muscat on an epic musical experiment.

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Bill Lloyd
Source: Radio Times

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