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Le Prophete
Grand opera in five acts Libretto by EUGENE scribe Music by Meyerbeer (sung in French)
(first broadcast in this country) Le Prophete was instantly successful in its day, with 100 performances in 15 different countries within two years. Its tuneful ballet music is best known in Les Patineurs. The central role, unusually, is for a contralto, here sung by Marilyn Home .
BOYS OF THE ORATORIO DELL'IMMA-
COLATA DI BERGAMO TURIN RADIO CHORUS
BAND OF THE TURIN CARABINIERI TURIN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by HENRY LEWIS (Italian Radio recording) Acts 1 and 2 9.5* Franconi's Circus People: Notes on Grand Opera and Giacomo Meyerbeer
A talk by MAX LOPPERT
S.25* Le Prophete, Act 3

Contributors

Sung By:
Marilyn Home
Unknown:
Colata Di Bergamo
Conducted By:
Henry Lewis
Talk By:
Max Loppert
Source: Radio Times

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