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Saturday-Night Theatre: The Organgrinder's Monkey

on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Stephen Wyatt.
With and

Naples, 1820 - and the young Rossini, who wishes only to write operas and spend time with his lover, is caught up in the world of political intrigue.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Writer:
Stephen Wyatt
Harpsichord:
Martin Goldstein
Barrel:
organ effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Director:
Richard Buckham
Rossini:
Stephen Garlick
Barbaja:
Steve Hodson
Isabella Colbran:
Melinda Walker
King Ferdinand:
David King
Duke of Ventignano:
John Moffatt
Organgrinder:
Michael Kilgarriff
Medici:
Joe Dunlop
Nozzart:
Danny Schiller
Alboni:
Nicholas Gilbrook
Duchess of Floridia:
Anna Cropper
General Pepe:
Michael Siberry

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