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The Grand Seasons: 4: Beecham and a Coat of Paint (1932-6)

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Five programmes in which John Steane traces the history of opera at Covent Garden between the two World Wars.

With the voices of FRIDA LEIDER, LAURITZ MELCHIOR, JOAN CROSS, EVA TURNER, ELISABETH RETHBERG, GIACOMO LAURIVOLPI, GRACE MOORE, Lily Pons, GIUSEPPE DE LUCA and CONCHITA SUPERVIA

Contributors

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John Steane
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Joan Cross
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Eva Turner
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Elisabeth Rethberg
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Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
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Grace Moore
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Lily Pons
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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