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Radio 3,29 Jun 2020,111 mins

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Surely Handel's best known work - from where the famous 'Hallelujah' chorus comes - this oratorio is part history lesson, part religious service, part opera, and all quality. Composer: George Frideric Handel Performers: BBC National Orchestra of Wales Performer: Mary Bevan (Soprano) Performer: Iestyn Davies (Counter-tenor) Performer: Stuart Jackson (Tenor) Performer: Brindley Sherratt (Bass) Conductor: Laurence Equilbey Recording date: 08 December 2015 Date of broadcast: 08 December 2015

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