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Opera Matinee

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Clive Bennett presents
Handel's three-act opera Scipione in a new recording directed by Christophe Rousset.
Nobility and deception are at the heart of this opera set in the wake of a victory during the Punic Wars in 209BC, when the Roman army under Scipio defeated the Carthaginians at the Spanish port of New Carthage. Sung in Italian.
Les Talens Lyriques

Contributors

Unknown:
Clive Bennett
Directed By:
Christophe Rousset.
Scipio:
Derek Lee Ragin (counter Tenor)
Laelius:
Guy Fletcher (tenor)
Berenice:
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Armira:
Vanda Tabery (soprano)
Luceius:
Ollvier Lallouette (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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