{"id":14556,"date":"2013-11-07T11:54:33","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T00:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=14556"},"modified":"2013-11-07T11:54:33","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T00:54:33","slug":"war-requiem-on-abc-classic-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/war-requiem-on-abc-classic-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;War Requiem&#8217; on ABC Classic FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14461\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14461\" alt=\"The present day ruins of St Michael's Cathedral in Coventry.\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CC-180x240.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The present day ruins of St Michael&#8217;s Cathedral in Coventry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Listen in to the Sydney Symphony&#8217;s performance of Britten&#8217;s <em>War Requiem <\/em>from the Sydney Opera House on ABC Classic FM on\u00a0Saturday night. 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