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I Was There: 2

on BBC Radio 3

Richard Fawkes meets five people who bring to life great musical events and celebrities of the past.

In her first radio interview, soprano Elisabeth Parry fondly recalls performing alongside Kathleen Ferrier in Gluck's Orpheus et Eurydice and Britten's The Rape of Lucretia during the 1947 Glyndebourne season.
Parry also remembers the practical jokes played by the company on Peter Pears and other illustrious cast members during rehearsals and performances of Albert Herring.

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Interviewer:
Richard Fawkes
Interviewee:
Elisabeth Parry

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

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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