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Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas

In 2009, Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel with a complete cycle of his operas, all broadcast in the order they were first performed

Handel Opera Cycle: Tolomeo

Handel Opera Cycle: Tolomeo: Episode 2: Tolomeo, Act 3

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Episode 2: Tolomeo, Act 3

Tolomeo

Tolomeo, Act 3

BBC Radio 3 - Handel Opera Cycle, Tolomeo, Tolomeo, Act 3

Penny Gore presents Act 3 of Handel's Tolomeo.

Penny Gore presents Acts 3 of Handel's opera Tolomeo, a tale of marital and fraternal loyalty, deception and disguise.

Continuing Radio 3's complete Handel opera cycle, Penny Gore presents Act 3 of Tolomeo, a tale of marital and fraternal loyalty, deception and disguise.

Handel: Tolomeo (Act 3)

Tolomeo, banished ruler of Egypt ...... Axel Kohler (countertenor)
Seleuce, wife of Tolomeo ...... Linda Perillo (soprano)
Araspe, King of Cyprus ...... Brian Bannatyne-Scott (bass)
Elisa, sister of Araspe ...... Romelia Lichtenstein (mezzo-soprano)
Alessandro, younger brother of Tolomeo ...... Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano)
Handel Festival Orchestra, Halle
Howard Arman (conductor).

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Penny Gore presents Tolomeo, a tale of marital and fraternal loyalty and deception

As part of Radio 3's complete Handel opera cycle, Penny Gore presents Tolomeo, a tale of marital and fraternal loyalty, deposition, deception and disguise. With countertenor Axel Kohler

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