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Mining the Archive

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Sandy Burnett celebrates the 70th birthday of Australian-born soprano Joan Sutherland with a programme of rare recordings from the BBC archives. Dating from the late fifties and early sixties, these recordings capture "La Stupenda" - as the Italians hailed her - on the eve of her ascent to international superstardom. Including;
Bach's Mein Glaubiges Herz (Cantata No 68)
Liszt's Die Loreley and excerpts from Weber's Euryanthe, Handel's Alcina and Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Producer Peter Thresh

Contributors

Unknown:
Sandy Burnett
Soprano:
Joan Sutherland
Unknown:
Mein Glaubiges Herz
Producer:
Peter Thresh
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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