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Andrea Chenier - Umberto Giordano
Recorded 20 September 1954
At Watford Town Hall, near London
Philharmonia Orchestra under Tullio Serafin
Producer Walter Legge of EMI (husband of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf).
What is fascinating about this is that ES quite possibly attended this recording session. There is a famous picture of them sitting together at about this time.
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An all-singing, all-dancing review (yes, really there are both) as Mark and Simon take on the movie of the musical by ABBA, starring ABBA's songs, Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Colin Firth and Stellan Skargard.
http://www.bbc.co .uk/5live
Simon Mayo, 1-4pm weekdays, BBC Radio 5 live.
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Take a look at the first full-length trailer for "Mamma Mia!." The popular Broadway play, inspired by the music of ABBA, comes to the big screen this summer starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan. (March 26)