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Les Vepres Siciliennes

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

(The Sicilian Vespers)
Grand opera in five acts
Words by EUGENE SCRIBE and CHARLES DUVEYRIER Music by VERDI
(sung in French)
Cast in order of singing: French soldiers:
Soldiers, populace, monks BBC CHORUS
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader ARTHUR LEAVINS conducted by mario ROSSI Repetiteur viola TUNNARD
The action takes place in and around Palermo in 1282. Act 1: The main square
Act 2: A valley by the sea
(A 1969 Promenade Concert) 1

Contributors

Leader:
Arthur Leavins
Conducted By:
Mario Rossi
Repetiteur:
Viola Tunnard
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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