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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Llewellyn

Tom Service meets American actor, singer, composer and director Lin-Manuel Miranda. And soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn talks about the songs of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

Tom Service talks to Lin-Manuel Miranda about making musicals, including Hamilton and tick, tick … BOOM! The soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn talks about the songs she has uncovered by composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. And two musicians who have had to leave their homes in Afghanistan share their hopes for the future.

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44 minutes

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  • Sat 11 Dec 2021 11:45
  • Mon 13 Dec 2021 22:00

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