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Der Kreidekreis

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

(The Chalk Circle)
Zemlinsky's opera (1933) puts the Chinese story of two women forced into a tug-of-war to prove which of them is a child's mother into the context of social criticism. Sung in German.
Berlin Radio SO conductor Stefan Soltesz Discs

Contributors

Conductor:
Stefan Soltesz
Haitang:
Renate Behle (sop)
Hailang's Mother:
Gabriele Schreckenbach (mezzo)
Prince Pao:
Reiner Goldberg (tenor)
Ma:
Roland Hermann(bar)
Yu Pei:
Gertrud Ottenthal (sop)
Chang-Ling:
Hans Helm (bar)
Chu-Chu:
Peter Matic (speaker)
Source: Radio Times

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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