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The Power of Performance

Tom Service meets the cast of Porgy and Bess at the English National Opera, Mark Wigglesworth's new book The Silent Musician, and composer Heiner Goebbels in Manchester.

Presented by Tom Service

Tom meets members of the cast of English National Opera's new production of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, including Nicole Cabell (Bess), Eric Greene (Porgy) and Nadine Benjamin (Clara).

Also, the conductor Mark Wigglesworth on his new book 'The Silent Musician', and the artist and composer Heiner Goebbels in Manchester on his stage work, part performance, part construction site, 'Everything that happened and would happen', exploring Europe's history over the last hundred years.

Plus, for World Mental Health Day we hear direct testimonies of people who've found solace and hope in music.

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44 minutes

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Mon 15 Oct 2018 22:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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