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Librettists
With Donald Macleod.
4: Eugene Scribe was described by his contemporaries as a one-man play factory: he wrote nearly 400, and they made his fortune. He also found time to write the words for some of the most noted operas of his day. Including excerpts from: Meyerbeer Les Huguenots Joan Sutherland (soprano),
New Philharmonia/Richard Bonynge Meyerbeer Robert le Diable
Beverly Sills (soprano), Keith Erwen (tenor), Royal Philharmonic, conductor Charles Mackerras
Auber La Muette de Portici
Soloists, Jean Laforge Choral Ensemble, Monte Carlo Philharmonic , conductor Thomas Fulton
Verdi Sicillian Vespers
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala,
Milan, conductor Riccardo Muti

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod.
Unknown:
Eugene Scribe
Soprano:
Joan Sutherland
Soprano:
Keith Erwen
Conductor:
Charles MacKerras
Conductor:
Auber La Muette
Conductor:
Monte Carlo Philharmonic
Conductor:
Thomas Fulton
Conductor:
Verdi Sicillian
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti

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