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Cards in Opera

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For hundreds of years, card games have been at the centre of social life at the courts of Europe. The glamour and danger of gambling have been responsible for both the enrichment and ruin of substantial sections of the European nobility. Brian Morton and Gavin Bryars discuss the enduring fascination with cards displayed by composers of opera over the last three centuries.
8.40 Acts 2 and 3

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Brian Morton
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Gavin Bryars
Source: Radio Times

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