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I Puritani

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

from the Grand
- Theatre, Geneva. A tale of the English Civil
War, composed by a Sicilian living in Paris. Bellini's last opera is set in a Plymouth castle and deals with passionate jealousy and political intrigue between the Cavaliers and Puritans.
Chorus of the Grand
Theatre, Geneva
Suisse Romande Orchestra/ Bruno Campanella Parti
8.30 The Case for Bellini
John Rosselli looks at the fluctuating fortunes of Bellini's operas and calls music historians and performers to his defence, including the conductor
Daniele Gatti , musicologist Pierluigi Petrobelli and soprano Ruth Ann Swenson.
9.00 Parts 2 and 3

Contributors

Unknown:
Bruno Campanella
Unknown:
John Rosselli
Conductor:
Daniele Gatti
Musicologist:
Pierluigi Petrobelli
Soprano:
Ruth Ann Swenson.
Gualtiero Walton:
Kristinn Sigmundsson (bass)
Giorgio Walton:
Michele Pertusi (baritone)
Arturo Talbo:
Stuart Neill (tenor)
Riccardo Forth:
Jeffrey Black (bass)
Bruno Robertson:
Jan Martin (tenor)
Enrichetta di Francia:
Rebecca Russell (soprano)
Elvira:
Ruth Ann Swenson (soprano)
Source: Radio Times

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