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The Charcoal Burner

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Libretto by Edwin Morgan
Music by Thomas Wilson

Contributors

Libretto:
Edwin Morgan
Music:
Thomas Wilson
Musicians:
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Leader:
Tom Rowlette
Conductor:
James Loughran
Producer:
Colin Ratcliffe
The Poet:
William McAlpine (tenor)
John Walford, charcoal burner:
Ronald Morrison (baritone)
Jenny:
Patricia Purcell (mezzo)
Walford's mother:
Johanna Peters (contralto)
Anne Rice:
Noelle Barker (soprano)
Parish officer:
William McCue (bass)
Bill Bishop, the Clergyman:
John Robertson (tenor)
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

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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