Sunday, May 24, 2009

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Dozen Red Roses, A: The Sunne Rising



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Dozen Red Roses, A: The Sunne Rising


Author : John Donne

Performed By : Bill Wallis

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 3 minutes

Categories : Poetry

Our Price : $1.65

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John Donne’s famous poem about two lovers surprised by the astonishingly rapid arrival of sunrise, read by Bill Wallis.


A single poem, available also within the collection entitled  "A Dozen Red Roses: 12 Valentines Poems"



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History of Opera, The
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History of Opera, The

Author : Richard Fawkes
Performed By : Robert Powell
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 5 hours 20 minutes
Categories : Social & Economic
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Opera, said Moliere, is the most expensive noise known to man. From its beginnings in the 16th century, through to today when there are as many musical styles as there are composers, opera has fascinated, infuriated, delighted, been censored, been banned, excited riots, even won a nation its freedom. Here is the colourful story of sometimes temperamental composers and even more temperamental singers working in an art form which has produced some of man's noblest artistic creations.

This absorbing history is illustrated by over 100 musical examples by Naxos artistes as well as some of the greatest singers of the 20th century including Enrico Caruso and Fyodor Chaliapin.

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