1838-1875
Le Docteur Miracle
Comic opera in one act Libretto by LÉON BATTU and LUDOVIC HALÉVY
Music by Bizet
(sung in French: records)
The action takes place in the Mayor's house in the middle ages.
ORCHESTRE LYRIQUE OF THE ORTF conducted by ANTONIO DE ALMEPOA
3.20* Interval Reading
3.30* Don Procopio
An opera buffa in two acts
Libretto after CARLO CAMBIAGGIO Music by Bizet
(sung in Italian)
The action takes place about 1800 in Don Andronico's country house in Italy.
spoken by ALBERTO RUFFINI
RADIO FRANCE OPERA CHORUS chorus-master JEAN-PAUL KREDER RADIO FRANCE OPERA ORCHESTRA conducted by BRUNO AMADUCCI
Opera adapted and produced by LIONEl. SALTER
(Presented by the EBU)
(French Radio recording)

Laurette, the Mayor's daughter - LILIANE BERTON (soprano)
The Mayor of Padua - JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BENOIT (bar)
Veronique his wife - LINA DACHARY (mezzo-soprano)
Captain Silvio - REMY CORAZZA tenor)
Don Andronico. a country land-owner - ERNEST BLANC (baritone) spoken by MARlO ROVATI
Eufemia. his wife - LYLIANE CUITTON (soprano) spoken by MARIANGELA
WELTI Pasquino, their servant - JEAN-LOUIS SOUMAGNAC spoken by MARIO BAIO
Ernesto, their nephew - ROBERT MASSARD (baritone) spoken by VITTORIO QUADRELLI
Bettina. his sister, their niece - MADY MESPLE (soprano) spoken by FLAIA SOLERI
Odoardo an army officer in love with Bettina - ALAIN VANZO (tenor) spoken hy PIERANGELO TOMMASKTTI
Don Procopio, an old miser - JULES BASTIN (bass)