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Arne's Olympic Flop

The only known setting of Metastasio's L'Olimpiade by an English composer is one by Thomas Arne - and it has disappeared. Piers Burton-Page tells the story of one of the lesser-known catastrophes of English music.

20 minutes

Last on

Mon 28 May 2012 20:25

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  • Mon 28 May 2012 20:25