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The Castrato and His Wife

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Helen Berry's astonishing portrait of the love affair between an Irish girl and Tenducci, the famous 18th-century castrato. Today, the newlyweds are pursued. Read by Greta Scacchi. Show more

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