Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Llewellyn
Tom Service meets American actor, singer, composer and director Lin-Manuel Miranda. And soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn talks about the songs of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
Tom Service talks to Lin-Manuel Miranda about making musicals, including Hamilton and tick, tick … BOOM! The soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn talks about the songs she has uncovered by composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. And two musicians who have had to leave their homes in Afghanistan share their hopes for the future.
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- Sat 11 Dec 202111:45BBC Radio 3
- Mon 13 Dec 202122:00BBC Radio 3
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