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Tonight, Humphrey Carpenter introduces an operatic double bill of features. Hey Persephone is a joint commission from the Almeida and Aideburgh Festivals with music by Diedre Gribben and a libretto by Sharman Macdonald. Humphrey Carpenter talks to them both and also visits Longborough Festival
Opera in Oxfordshire. Music includes works by Bach and Mozart, and before the arts news at 7.00,
Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
INVENTING AMERICA

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Introduces:
Humphrey Carpenter
Music By:
Diedre Gribben
Unknown:
Sharman MacDonald.
Talks:
Humphrey Carpenter
Source: Radio Times

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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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