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* The Memoirs of Lorenzo da Ponte

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

translated by ELIZABETH ABBOTT abridged in three parts by CAROLE ROSEN
Read by David Suchet 1: Vienna
During his ten years as court poet to the Austrian Emperor Joseph II da Ponte wrote the librettos for three Mozart operas, which brought him lasting fame but no fortune. Caught up in court and romantic intrigue he learned to compromise in order to survive. Producer JOHN CARDY
(Part 2 next Saturday)

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Translated By:
Elizabeth Abbott
Unknown:
Carole Rosen
Read By:
David Suchet
Producer:
John Cardy
Source: Radio Times

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