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A Forgotten Contemporary of Monteverdi

BBC Radio 3
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Sigismondo d'lndia, who described himself as ' nobile Palermitano,' was known and esteemed in Mantua, Turin, Rome, Modena and other musical centres, yet today we never hear his madrigals. monodies or church music. This programme has been devised by PROFESSOR GLENN WATKINS Of the University of Michigan
ACCADEMIA MONTEVERDIANA Patricia Clark (soprano) Ursula Connors (soprano) Shirley Minty (contralto) Edgar Fleet (tenor) John Noble (bass)
Harold Lester (harpsichord) Desmond Dupr é (viola da gamba) director DENIS STEVENS

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor Glenn Watkins
Soprano:
Patricia Clark
Soprano:
Ursula Connors
Contralto:
Shirley Minty
Bass:
John Noble
Harpsichord:
Harold Lester
Viola:
Desmond Dupr
Director:
Denis Stevens
Source: Radio Times

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