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Gay's the word (On such a night as this)
Composer: Ivor Novello
Performer: Kitty Whately (Mezzo)
Performer: Simon Lepper (Piano)
Recording date: 26 January 2016
Date of broadcast: 30 December 2016
This is a song from Ivor Novello's 1951 production 'Gays The Word', his last musical before he died a month after it opened in London. 'On Such A Night As This' is your typical romantic song; all passion and innocence, lyrics about the moon and the stars, and a mezzo-soprano singing into the night's sky in full vibrato.
Composer: Ivor Novello
Performer: Kitty Whately (Mezzo)
Performer: Simon Lepper (Piano)
Recording date: 26 January 2016
Date of broadcast: 30 December 2016
