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Alan Bennett on Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier

Alan Bennett on an opera he heard in Leeds aged 17.

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier – Act III trio. With Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (the Marschallin); Christa Ludwig (Octavian); Teresa Stich-Randall (Sophie). Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus/ Herbert von Karajan.

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5 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest Alan Bennett
Interviewer Michael Berkeley