Oxfam books music bridport royal opera house covent garden four
List oxfam books music bridport royal opera house covent garden four
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oxfam books & music bridport royal opera house covent garden - four programmes from september and octobersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincludes some press cuttingsin very good conditionthe hans hotter production
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A perfect rendition of peter grimes from benjamin britten by the orchestra and chorus of the royal opera house covent garden a superb choice for a saturday evening! see oxfam website for delivery information read more the performance is split across 3 vinyls playing at 33 the performance is played out across three acts the vinyl set comes complete with a booklet which provides lots of the information about the piece and performance
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4 €
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The chorus and orchestra of the royal opera house, covent garden give their all for himsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop clitheroe the complete opera tosca by giacomo puccini, with libretto by giuseppe giacosa and luigi illica the original motion picture soundtrack to the film directed by benoit jacquot starring angela gheorghiu, roberto alagna, ruggero raimondi, maurizio muraro, enrico fissore and david cangelosi with the tiffin boys' choir, and the chorus and orchestra of the royal opera house, covent garden, conducted by antonio pappano looked at from virtually any angle, this tosca is a triumphpappano possesses a complete grasp of the operatic situation, faultlessly pacing the whole opera to bring about a spine-tingling climaxthere are, indeed, two distinct stars: the outstanding soprano angela gheorghiu in an assumption of the title role which is awe-inspiring in its breadth of emotion and dramatic range; and the conductor, antonio pappano, whose intimate knowledge of puccini's score illuminates page after page and detail after detailpappano's tosca now becomes the modern version to haveit is lavishly presented (billed as the original motion picture soundtrack of benoit jacquot's film), superbly engineered and boasts a first-rate castif roberto alagna's portrayal of cavaradossi does not quite scale the dizzying heights of gheorghiu's tosca, he is nevertheless capable of much subtletyruggero raimondi's scarpia is all the more evil for his multi-layered approach to this character
11 €
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oxfam books & music olney richard bonynge conducts the royal opera house orchestra and chorus in this performance of johann strauss's opera at dame joan sutherland's farewell gala, recorded at london's covent garden in decembersee oxfam website for delivery information read morerosalinde (nancy gustafson), wife of gabriel von eisenstein (louis otey), is having an affair with alfredo (bonaventura bottone)sutherland makes a special appearance in act ii alongside luciano pavarotti and marilyn horneeisenstein is due to begin a prison sentence the next morning and the prison governor, colonel frank (eric garrett), is expected to collect him at any momenthowever, eisenstein allows himself to be talked into attending a fancy dress ball and when frank arrives to find alfred with rosalinde, he assumes him to be eisenstein and carts him off to prison
12 €
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four sea interludes and passacaglia from peter grimes with the composer conducting the orchestra of the royal opera house, covent gardensee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop micklegate benjamin britten's nocturne for tenor solo, seven obligato instruments and string orchestra, op60 with peter pearsconducted by the composer with the london symphony orchestra
24 €
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Pdf copy of der ring des nibelungen royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the four operas in this cyclethe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by antonio pappano was excellent, although the "donner" anvil in the finale of rhinegold was replaced by a loud thud and thunder flashes, and on the first performance on 1st october, what may be some additional tubas and horns appear to have been added among other changes to the score to the gotterdammerung finale, with no special effects for the collapse of valhalla, which does not appear to have been picked up by the criticsthe futuristic and symbolist sets and props were lavish in this keith warner production of the four operas, rhinegold, die valkure, siegfried and gotterdammerung of richard wagner's famous ring cycle and there appear to have been changes from the original previous and productionsthe singing was excellent by john lundgren as wotan the wanderer, sarah connolly as fricka, gunter groissock as fasolt, johannes kranzle as albericht, gerhard siegal as mime, stevan vinke as siegfried, nina stemme as brunnhilde, heather engebretson as the woodbirdthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthere were also other flat horns in both siegried and gotterdammerungthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcthese performances received some good but mixed reviewswill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe finale appeared not to be quite the same as the recordings of say solti, von karajen, and others
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La nozze di figaro programme royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this famous mozart operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by john elliot gardner, was excellent, along with the singing with christian gerhaher as figaro, kangmin justin kim as cheribino, julia kleiter as countess almaviva, alisdair elliott as don curzio, diana montague as marcellinathe garden scene was also notable for the use of plants and small trees with effective lightingthe production was set in the early 19th century with early 19th century costumesthe elegant sets were notable for their french chateaux interior style with noticeable large pained french windows
4 €
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Le nozze di figaro programme royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this famous mozart operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by john elliot gardner, was excellent, along with the singing with christian gerhaher as figaro, kangmin justin kim as cheribino, julia kleiter as countess almaviva, alisdair elliott as don curzio, diana montague as marcellinathe garden scene was also notable for the use of plants and small trees with effective lightingthe production was set in the early 19th century with early 19th century costumesthe elegant sets were notable for their french chateaux interior style with noticeable large pained french windows
4 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morehumperdinck's music mixes catchy folk-like songs with sumptuous instrumental colour, making the result as tunefully approachable, musically memorable and visually delightful as opera getsoxfam shop bath argyle st the royal opera house - hansel and gretel - blueray diana damrau and angelika kirchschlager star in the acclaimed production of humperdinck's famous fairytale opera, in the company of two of britain's most revered musical figures: thomas allen, playing the role of the father, and the legendary conductor colin davisfilmed in high definition and recorded in full surround sounddirectors patrice caurier and moshe leiser combine their characteristic wit and a dash of deliciously dark comedy with the opera's fairytale charm
9 €
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Don pasquale royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the operathere is also a neon lighting stage contraption, which is typical of the paris opera productions, and also use of film montage, again a feature of paris opera productions, which both the royal opera house and the coliseum seem to be incorporating into quite a number of their productionsthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with bryan terfel as don pasquale, markus werba as dr malatesta, ioan hotea as ernesto and olga peretyatko as norinathe current production is from the paris opera where it was performed earlier this yearit is set in the 's with some period cars on sitenorina also wears some glamorous gowns, including a striking red one when wanting to go out for the evening to the theatre, much to the consternation of don pasqualethe first act opens with don pasquale in a dressing gownwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requested
4 €
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Don pasquale royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the operathere is also a neon lighting stage contraption, which is typical of the paris opera productions, and also use of film montage, again a feature of paris opera productions, which both the royal opera house and the coliseum seem to be incorporating into quite a number of their productionsthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with bryan terfel as don pasquale, markus werba as dr malatesta, ioan hotea as ernesto and olga peretyatko as norinathe current production is from the paris opera where it was performed earlier this yearit is set in the 's with some period cars on sitenorina also wears some glamorous gowns, including a striking red one when wanting to go out for the evening to the theatre, much to the consternation of don pasqualethe first act opens with don pasquale in a dressing gown
4 €
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Don pasquale, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the operathere is also a neon lighting stage contraption, which is typical of the paris opera productions, and also use of film montage, again a feature of paris opera productions, which both the royal opera house and the coliseum seem to be incorporating into quite a number of their productionsthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with bryan terfel as don pasquale, markus werba as dr malatesta, ioan hotea as ernesto and olga peretyatko as norinathe current production is from the paris opera where it was performed earlier this yearit is set in the 's with some period cars on sitenorina also wears some glamorous gowns, including a striking red one when wanting to go out for the evening to the theatre, much to the consternation of don pasqualethe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe first act opens with don pasquale in a dressing gownthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedpostage extra or collect in person free
1 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ipswich six programmes from comprising:- tosca, simon boccanegra, carmen, the tsarinas's slippers, la traviata & le nozze di figaroall in very good condition
14 €
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Fidelio, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for winter seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and the creation of this beethoven operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by antonio pappano, was excellent, along with the singing with lise davidsen as leonore, george zeppenfeld as rocco, amanda forsythe as marzelline (rocco's daughter), jonas kaufmann as florestan, simon neal as don pizarro, (military governor of the prison), robin tritschler as jaquino (a prison gatekeeper) and the royal opera chorus and supporting actorsthe viewers were played by the royal opera chorus, and throughout the act, individual faces from the chorus were projected on to the back of the stage, using photo montage film, copied yet again from the paris opera and the bastille, somewhat appropriately in this particular casethere was also separate panels that came on and off the stage for rocco's office, and this had some interesting props with candles etcthe set for act i consisted of a large courtyard with a gate entrance with the french flag on the topit was in classical style and looked rather like the entrance to hmp pentonvillein the middle was what appeared to be a large rock found on beaches, where floristan appeared to be chained to itpostage extra or collection in person freethe rest of the set as dark grey brown to give the impression of a dreary courtyardthe set for act ii consisted of what appeared to be a large committee style room with viewers all dressed in modern style suits
6 €
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Fidelio, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for winter seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and the creation of this beethoven operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by antonio pappano, was excellent, along with the singing with lise davidsen as leonore, george zeppenfeld as rocco, amanda forsythe as marzelline (rocco's daughter), jonas kaufmann as florestan, simon neal as don pizarro, (military governor of the prison), robin tritschler as jaquino (a prison gatekeeper) and the royal opera chorus and supporting actorsthe viewers were played by the royal opera chorus, and throughout the act, individual faces from the chorus were projected on to the back of the stage, using photo montage film, copied yet again from the paris opera and the bastille, somewhat appropriately in this particular casethere was also separate panels that came on and off the stage for rocco's office, and this had some interesting props with candles etcthe set for act i consisted of a large courtyard with a gate entrance with the french flag on the topit was in classical style and looked rather like the entrance to hmp pentonvillein the middle was what appeared to be a large rock found on beaches, where floristan appeared to be chained to itthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourpostage extra or collection in person freethe rest of the set as dark grey brown to give the impression of a dreary courtyardthe set for act ii consisted of what appeared to be a large committee style room with viewers all dressed in modern style suitswill send by cd by post or email attachment as requested
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Hansel and gretel royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singing with jennifer davis as gretelhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the operathe sets were interesting, including an earwig and a moth in the forest scene, and the gingerbread house based on the house in psycho
4 €
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Faust royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by dan ettinger, was excellent, along with the singing and performances with michae fabiano as foust, erwin schrott as mephistopheles, irina lungu as margueritehas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of this famous gounod opera production by david mcvickerthe sets were very impressive and one of the best that the roh has done, with elegant third empire backdrops and parisean scenes, including in act i a drop down version of the famous l'opera curtainthe moving from one scene to another was also interestingly handledthe costums were also elegant including the soldiers french uniformsthis performance received some good reviewspostage extra or collect in person free
5 €
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Faust royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by dan ettinger, was excellent, along with the singing and performances with michael fabiano as foust, erwin schrott as mephistopheles, irina lungu as margueritehas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this famous gounod opera production by david mcvickerthe sets were very impressive and one of the best that the roh has done, with elegant third empire backdrops and parisean scenes, including in act i a drop down version of the famous l'opera curtainthe moving from one scene to another was also interestingly handledthe costums were also elegant including the soldiers french uniformsthis performance received some good reviews
4 €
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Faust, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by dan ettinger, was excellent, along with the singing and performances with michael fabiano as foust, erwin schrott as mephistopheles, irina lungu as margueritehas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this famous gounod opera production by david mcvickerthe sets were very impressive and one of the best that the roh has done, with elegant third empire backdrops and parisean scenes, including in act i a drop down version of the famous l'opera curtainthe moving from one scene to another was also interestingly handledthe costums were also elegant including the soldiers french uniformsthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcthis performance received some good reviewswill send by cd by post or email attachment as requested
1 €
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Falstaff royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operathe sets were noted for their 's oak pannelled room and the antlers during the final scenepostage extra but can be collected in persona real horse was also used in one of the scenes, although only the head was visiblethis performance received some good reviews
4 €
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La boheme royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operapostage extra but can be collected in personthis performance received some good reviews but there was criticism of some aspects of the setsin particular, there was criticism of the garret, and the cafe scenes
4 €
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Falstaff royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operathe sets were noted for their 's oak panelled room and the antlers during the final scenea real horse was also used in one of the scenes, although only the head was visiblethis performance received some good reviews
4 €
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Death in venice royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current david mcvicar production and the music and history of the operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by richard farnes, was excellent, along with the singing with mark padmore as gustav von aschenbach, elizabeth mcgorian as the lady of the pearls, gerald finley as the other parts, and superb dancing by leo dixon as tadzio and olly bell as jaschiuthe beach scene was also interesting with the sea in the distance and the floor of the scene was covered in a wet like covering to give the impression of wet sandthe sets were interesting, especially the way that the columns moved on and off stage for the various scenes, which was extremely innovativethis enabled the various hotel scenes to be interspersed with the rest of the productionthere was also an interesting scene when on aschenbach travelled in a gondola
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Otello royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current keith warner production and the music and history of this iconic late verdi operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by antonia pappano, was excellent, along with the singing with gregory kunde as otello, ermonela jaho as desdemona, carlos alvarez as iago, freddie de tommaso as cassio, michael mofidian as montano, andres presno as roderigo and david soar as lodovicothe costumes were 16th century and were notable for iago's outfit, otello's clothes and also desdemona's dressesthe main sets had john piper geometric square like designs at each sides with a black base background, with reminisences of coventry cathedralthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourpostage extra will send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcact iii with the arrival of lodovico from venice also had a red backdrop what was effective for this pivotal part of the performancethere was also an interesting imperial styled lion winged statue that passed through the stage that was the winged lion of venicethe sets were dynamic, begining with the storm scene with a galleon shown in the background for the landing, with lightening and effective sound effects
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Death in venice royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current david mcvicar production and the music and history of the operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by richard farnes, was excellent, along with the singing with mark padmore as gustav von aschenbach, elizabeth mcgorian as the lady of the pearls, gerald finley as the other parts, and superb dancing by leo dixon as tadzio and olly bell as jaschiuthe beach scene was also interesting with the sea in the distance and the floor of the scene was covered in a wet like covering to give the impression of wet sandthe sets were interesting, especially the way that the columns moved on and off stage for the various scenes, which was extremely innovativethis enabled the various hotel scenes to be interspersed with the rest of the productionthere was also an interesting scene when on aschenbach travelled in a gondolapostage extra or collect in person free
4 €
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Die zauberflote royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by leo hussaiin, was excellent, along with the singing with bejamin hulett as tamino, vito priante as papageno, yaritza veliz as papagena, tuuli takala and christina poulitsi as the queen of the night, andreas bauer kanabas as sarastro and rodell rosell as monostatosthe costumes were exotic, although it was rather spoilt by having papagena dressed as in contemporary dressthe snake at the beginning was moved around and looked fiercethe tests had a carmin red for the fire and light blue for the waterthe sets were exotic with a large crescent moon and galaxy for the queen of the night famous ariapostage extra or collect in person free
4 €
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Carmen royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by keri-lynn wilson, was excellent, along with the singing with tanya ariane baumgarten as carmen and aigul akhmetshina as mercedesthe costumes were interesting along with the stepped set which was a minimalist approach
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La fille du regiment, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this donizetti operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with konu kim as a young tyrolean, saine devielhe as marie, javier camerane as tonio, pietro spagnoli as the sergeant in the 21st regiment, donald maxwell as hortentius, and miranda richardson as la duchesse de crakentorpkonu kim as a young tyrolean, also received an encore during his famous ariathere was a large undulating map form the military sets and map backdropsthis performance received excellent reviewsthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcthere was also a large cockeral in the final scene set in the home of la duchesse de crakentorpwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requested
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The queen of spades royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by antonio pappano, was excellent, along with the singing with aleksandrs antonenko as gherman, alexander kravets as chekalinsky, vladimir stoyanov as tchaikovsky/prince yeletskyhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this second of tchaikovsky's operas and the most serious in contentthe sets were very period style with heavy oak doors and pannelling and a swinging chandelior that starts to smoke in the last actin addition, as with alfred hitchock, in this stefan herheim co-production with dutch national opera, tchaikovsky makes an appearance as prince yeletskythis performance received excellent reviews
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The orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singingpdf copy of lohengrin royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operathere was criticism of the stylised swan, the storm troopers and the bannerslohengrin's white suit was criticised as a 's pop singer, along with the singing of klaus florian vogt, although there was also equal praise by other critics for this bayreuth singer who specialises in this particular rolethe swan was suggested by projected wing images, and there were slanting buildings in the first actshe made a fantastic debut in the role howeverthis performance received some excellent reviews, whilst some others were critical of parts of the sets and costumesthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcjennifer davis came in for particular praise as else, although she was a stand inwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requested
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