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OPERA NIGHT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT

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Gabrieli and Paul McCreesh recently won the coveted ‘Recording of the Year’ title, as well as the Opera category, at the 2020 BBC Music Magazine Awards for their Signum recording of Purcell: King Arthur 1691. We will hear Purcell’s great patriotic opera of the 17th century tonight featuring Anna Dennis, Mhairi Lawson, Rowan Pierce, Carolyn Sampson (sopranos), Jeremy Budd, James Way (tenors), Ashley Riches, Roderick Williams (bass/baritones) and the Gabrieli Consort & Players is conducted by Paul McCreesh.

RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 24th July, 7pm-10pm