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Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943) - Part Two: Between the Wars
30 Aug 2015The Parisian salon hostess La Princesse de Polignac was an American heiress to the vast Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Winnaretta Singer married into the French nobility and became an important… Read more Audio
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Romeo and Juliet
27 Aug 2015Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet has been set to music by a wide range of composers. Read more Audio
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Colin Horsley (1920-2012)
The Whanganui born pianist had a remarkable career in the UK including performing at almost every Proms between 1940 and 1964. Colin Horsley retired to the Isle of Man and from there talked with Peter… Read more Audio
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Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943) - Part One: La Belle Epoque
23 Aug 2015The Parisian salon hostess La Princesse de Polignac was an American heiress to the vast Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Winnaretta Singer married into the French nobility and became an important… Read more Audio
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Dame Gillian Weir
17 Aug 2015A conversation marking the NZ-born international concert organist's 70th birthday in 2011 Read more Audio
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Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010)
16 Aug 2015The extraordinary voice and career of the Australian soprano known as La Stupenda. Read more Audio
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Jon Vickers (1926-2015)
13 Aug 2015A profile of the great Canadian heroic tenor in his prime Read more Video, Audio
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Baritones
3 Aug 2015Elric Hooper & Des Wilson look at 200 years of star status of the baritone voice. Read more Audio
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José van Dam - Mastersinger at 75
30 Jul 2015The great baritone in conversation with Jon Tolansky. Part 2. (RNZ/WFMT) Read more Audio
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Appointment with Inspector Morse
27 Jul 2015Real ale and opera are the main consolations for Inspector Morse in ITV's multi-layered series. Morse fan Adrienne Simpson looks at the integrated use of music in the long running whodunnit. Read more Audio
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Tessa Birnie
26 Jul 2015A tribute to the distinguished NZ pianist who died in 2008, presented by Peter Mechen Read more Video, Audio
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Jose van Dam - Mastersinger at 75
23 Jul 2015The great baritone in conversation with Jon Tolansky. Part 1 (RNZ/WFMT) Read more Audio
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