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Les vepres siciliennes (The Sicilian Vespers) Opera in five acts
Libretto by EUGENE SCRIBE and CHARLES DUVEYRIER (sung in French)
French occupied Palermo, 1282. The ringing of the vespers bell - for the wedding of the French governor's daughter - is the signal for terrible slaughter by Sicilian patriots.
BBC SINGERS
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA, conducted by Mario ROSSI Repetiteur VIOLA TUNNARD Acts 1. 2 and 3 (Act 3 scene 2: BALLET DES
QUATRE saisons conducted by ASHLEY LAWRENCE
4.25* Julian Budden on Les vGpres siciliennes
4.30* Acts 4 and 5

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Duveyrier
Conducted By:
Mario Rossi
Repetiteur:
Viola Tunnard
Conducted By:
Ashley Lawrence
Conducted By:
Julian Budden
Source: Radio Times

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