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Sapho

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

(1909 version)
An opera in five acts
Ltbretto after ALPHONSE DAUDET by HENRI CAIN and BERNEDE Music by Massenet (sung in French)
Jean is torn between Fanny, known as Sapho ' because she once posed for a famous nude statue of that name, and Irene, the orphaned cousin who was his childhood companion.
Artists, customers, gypsies
BBC WEST OP ENGLAND SINGERS ACADEMY OF THE BBC concert-master PETER MOUNTAIN conducted by BERNARD KEEFFE Producer JULIAN BUDOEN
Repetiteur NORMAN FEASEY
The action takes place in France in the late 19th century, Acts 1, 2 and 3 3.20* Interval Beading
3.25* Sapho. Acts 4 and 5

Contributors

Unknown:
Alphonse Daudet
Unknown:
Henri Cain
Unknown:
Peter Mountain
Conducted By:
Bernard Keeffe
Producer:
Julian Budoen
Repetiteur:
Norman Feasey
Source: Radio Times

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