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Pappano and the LSO bring the Italians out of the opera pit

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“Pappano sculpted big romantic themes in the air, snapping his baton during one emotional sweep”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 3 March 2019
Ponchielli, Elegia
Verdi, String Quartet in E minor (Arr string orchestra)
Puccini, Messa di Gloria
Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor
London Symphony Chorus
William Spaulding, Conductor
Benjamin Bernheim, Tenor
Gerald Finley, Baritone
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