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Henry's Girls

Alan Stafford's reconstruction of the first performance of an English opera, Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, at a girls' boarding school in Chelsea in 1689.

45 minutes

Last on

Tue 15 May 2007 14:15

Broadcast

  • Tue 15 May 2007 14:15

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