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Leonard Bernstein

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Ten programmes exploring his legacy as composer, conductor and pianist.
3: Bernstein at the Opera
Verdi Falstaff (Act 1, sc 1)
Vienna PO
Strauss Der Rosenkavatier (Act 2: Presentation of the Silver Rose)
Vienna PO
Wagner
Tristan und Isolde (Act 1: Isolde's Narration)
Bavarian RSO
Beethoven
Fidelio (excerpts)
Vienna State Opera Chorus Vienna PO. Discs

Contributors

Unknown:
Strauss Der Rosenkavatier
Sir John Falstaff:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bar)
Caius:
Gerhard Stolze (tenor)
Bardolph:
Murray Dickie (tenor)
Pistol:
Erich Kunz (bar)
Octavian:
Gwynneth Jones (sop)
Sophie:
Lucia Popp (sop)
Marianne:
Emmy Loose (sop)
Isolde:
Hildegarde Behrens (sop)
Brangane:
Yvonne Minton (mezzo)
Don Fernando:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bar)
Don Pizarro:
Hans Sotin (bass)
Floreslan:
Rene Kollo (tenor)
Leonore:
Gundula Janowitz (sop)
Rocco:
Manfred Jungwirth (bass)
Marzelline:
Lucia Popp (sop)
Jaquino:
Adolf Dauapozza (tenor)
First Prisoner:
Karl Terkal (tenor)
Second Prisoner:
Alfred Sramek (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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