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Tom Service celebrates the 50th birthday of Opera Rara company, discusses Beethoven with four leading conductors, and talks to Carrie Noland about choreographer Merce Cunningham.

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Tom Service celebrates the 50th birthday of the Opera Rara company, discusses Beethoven's symphonies with four leading conductors, and as a new book about choreographer Merce Cunningham is published, Tom talks to the author Carrie Noland, and hears personal memories of Merce from composer Gavin Bryars and choreographer Richard Alston.

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44 minutes

Last on

Mon 27 Jan 2020 22:00

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  • Sat 25 Jan 2020 11:45
  • Mon 27 Jan 2020 22:00

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