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Messiah
Petroc Trelawnyjoins the audience at
St John's Smith Square, London, forthe annual performance of Handel's oratorio.
Emma Kirkby (soprano), William Towers (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor), James Rutherford (bass), Polyphony, Academy of Ancient Music, conductor Stephen Layton Parti
8.30 Twenty Minutes: The Concert Interval Adam Thorpe describes the experiences of Bob the timpanist as he tries to cope with Handel's Messiah. The reader is Robert Glenister.
8.50 Part 2

Contributors

Soprano:
Emma Kirkby
Soprano:
William Towers
Tenor:
James Gilchrist
Bass:
James Rutherford
Unknown:
Adam Thorpe
Unknown:
Robert Glenister.
Source: Radio Times

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