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Britannia at the Opera

BBC Radio 3
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Peter Holman presents British operas from the period 1710-1810.
Pepusch The Death of Dido Pepusch wrote his opera-in-miniature in 1716, one of a series of all-sung English masques which he composed for the Drury
Lane theatre in London. it is heard here in a studio recording made for Radio 3.
Orchestra of Opera Restor'd, conductor Peter Holman Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Holman
Unknown:
Dido Pepusch
Conductor:
Peter Holman
Dido:
Susan Gritton (sop)
Aeneus:
Robin Blaze (counter-Tenor)
Cupid:
Philippa Hyde (sop)
Mercury:
Quentin Hayes (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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