Opera by Beethoven Libretto by Sonnleithner and Treitschke
Cast in order of singing
(Continued in next column)
Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk
(Chorus-Master, Max Thurn)
Conductor, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
Producer. Giinther Rennert
(Recording made available to the BBC by courtesy of N.W.D.R.. Hamburg)
The action takes place at a Spanish State Prison outsade Seville
Act 1
The inner court of the prison