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The Olympians

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A romantic opera in three acts Libretto by J. B. PRIESTLEY Music by Sir Arthur Bliss
(first performance since the production at the Royal Opera House. Covent Garden, in 1949) Given in the Royal Festival Hall, London, in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
AMBROSIAS SINGERS
POLYPHONIA ORCHESTRA leader DENIS EAST conductor BRYAN FAIRFAX
Scene: in or near Bertasson, a small town in the South of France, midsummer 1836. Act 1; Act 2, part 1

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J. B. Priestley
Music By:
Sir Arthur Bliss
Source: Radio Times

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