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Opera in Action

on BBC Radio 3

Skirts and Trousers. Michael White investigates the core pantomime element in opera -the trouser role - when a woman dresses up as a boy, and less often the reverse, when male characters dress in drag. Musical examples include excertps from operas by Mozart, Strauss and Handel. Producer Gwawr Owen

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Michael White
Producer:
Gwawr Owen

BBC Radio 3

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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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