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THE BIRTH OF AN OPERA

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Orpheus and Eurydice
An illustrated study in the origins of Gluck's opera by HANNS HAMMELMANN and MICHAEL ROSE
Readings from contemporary documents by Norman Shelley , John Glyn-Jones Denis McCarthy , Jack Shaw Narration by John Glen
Musical illustrations from gramophone records of the opera and of Gluck's ballet Don Juan
Production by CHRISTOPHER SYKES : third broadcast
A performance of the opera, from Covent Garden: Monday at 7.30

Contributors

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Hanns Hammelmann
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Norman Shelley
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John Glyn-Jones
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Denis McCarthy
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Jack Shaw
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John Glen
Production By:
Christopher Sykes
Source: Radio Times

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