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Alan Bennett on Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier
Alan Bennett on an opera he heard in Leeds aged 17.
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier – Act III trio. With Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (the Marschallin); Christa Ludwig (Octavian); Teresa Stich-Randall (Sophie). Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus/ Herbert von Karajan.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Interviewed Guest | Alan Bennett |
Interviewer | Michael Berkeley |
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