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Composers of the Week: Delibes and Massenet

BBC Radio 3
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When the Paris Opera opened in 1875, it set the tone for exotic stagings of opera and ballet. Edward Blakeman explores what
Leo Delibes (1836-91) and Jules Massenet (1842-1912) had to offer audiences.
1: Empire versus Republic Delibes Overture; Valse (Coppelia)
Delibes L'Omelette a la
Follembuche (excerpts) Massenet Pastorale et
Fugue (Suite No 1)
Delibes Le Serpent a plumes (excerpts) Massenet Marie-
Magdeleine (excerpts) Delibes Le Roi f'a dit
(excerpts)
Producer Edward Blakeman

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Blakeman
Unknown:
Leo Delibes
Unknown:
Delibes Le Roi
Producer:
Edward Blakeman
Source: Radio Times

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