a Programme of Gramophone
Records by Francis Toye
This afternoon Francis Toye , chief music critic of The Morning Post and a well-known contributor to the RADIO Times, is giving the first of six broadcasts devoted to Italian opera. He will begin with excerpts from the operas of Monteverdi, Caccini, Peri, and Alessandro Scar latti, and then progress through examples from Handel, Mozart, Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, and various contemporary composers.
It may be mentioned that Mr.
Toye has specialised in Italian music, and, apart from innumerable articles on the subject, he has written two notable books, one on Verdi and the other on Rossini, and it is rumoured that he is now at work on a book on Puccini.