G.F.Handel's Alcina (VIVA! Opera 64)

Ayako Ohtake, a Sydney-based Japanese soprano singer, hosts monthly music segment called VIVA! Opera for SBS Japanese.

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VIVA! Opera is a music content broadcast on the 4th and 5th Thursday each month. In the 64th episode, Ms Ohtake picks 'Tornami a vagheggiar' from Alcina composed by G.F.Handel.

You can listen to both the segment and the music via our catch-up link (available for one week after broadcast).

https://www.sbs.com.au/language/japanese/ja/radio-program/japanese/jo9zl1us4

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