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La fanciulla del West

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on BBC Radio 3

Puccini's three-act opera in the new Welsh National
Opera production by Petrika lonesco. Live from the New Theatre, Cardiff. (Sung in Italian.) Introduced by Piers Burton-Page .
WNO Chorus and Orchestra chorusmaster Gareth Jones conductor Julian Smith
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8.35 Act 2
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9.40 Act 3

Contributors

Introduced By:
Piers Burton-Page
Conductor:
Gareth Jones
Conductor:
Julian Smith
Unknown:
Alun Richards
Unknown:
Walter Kirn
Minnie, owner of the Polka:
Suzanne Murphy (soprano)
Dick Johnson, a bandit:
Dennis O'Neill (tenor)
Jack Ranee, the sheriff:
Donald Maxwell (bantone)
Source: Radio Times

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