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Willard White

How the mighty bassbaritone conquered the world’s great opera stages

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Parry’s Songs

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of Farewell The best recordings of a choral classic

Delia Derbyshire Electronic music’s pioneering genius

Favourite haunts A frightful history of ghostly operas

Also in this issue! Carolyn Sampson

Caroline Shaw Louise Farrenc and much more…

100 reviews by the world’s finest critics CDs, DVDs & books – see p94