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17/01/2009
Tom Service talks to pianist Stephen Hough and looks at the history of the Beggar's Opera, as a new production by the Royal Opera of Britten's reworking opens in London.
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Sat 17 Jan 200912:15
BBC Radio 3
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- Sat 17 Jan 200912:15BBC Radio 3
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