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GALA NIGHT AT THE OPERA

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

A special edition of Gala Concert Hall with SHIRLEY MINTY (contralto
KENNETH MACDONALD (tenor) DENIS DOWLING (baritone) MICHAEL LANGDON (bass)
BBC NORTHERN SINGERS Chorus-Master.
Stephen Wilkinson
BBC NORTHERN ORCHESTRA Led by James Davis
Conducted by MARCUS DOPs
Introduced by SANDRA CHALMERS
Produced by David Richardson and Gareth Walters
The programme includes music from Joan at Arc (Tchaikovsky), The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart), The Bartered Bride (Smetana). La Favorita (Donizetti), and Gloriana (Britten).
Given before an invited audience in Stockport Town Hall Kenneth Macdonald and Michael Langdon broadcast by permission of the General Administrator. Royal Opera House Covent Garden: Denis DowlinK by permission of Sadler's Wells Opera Company

Contributors

Contralto:
Shirley Minty
Tenor:
Kenneth MacDonald
Baritone:
Denis Dowling
Bass:
Michael Langdon
Chorus-Master:
Stephen Wilkinson
Unknown:
James Davis
Introduced By:
Sandra Chalmers
Produced By:
David Richardson
Produced By:
Gareth Walters
Unknown:
Kenneth MacDonald
Unknown:
Michael Langdon
Unknown:
Denis Dowlink
Source: Radio Times

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