A lyric tragedy in five acts
Words by the Abbe PellagrinÃ
Music by Rameau
and
Thurston Dart (harpsichord)
Edward Holmes (cello continuo)
BBC Opera Chorus
(Trained by Alan G. Melville)
BBC Opera Orchestra (Leader. John Sharpe)
Conducted by Roger Desormiere
Producer. Robert Collet
The action takes place in Ancient Greece, and at the entrance to Hades
(Rosina Raisbeck broadcasts by permission of the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Ltd.)
Another performance: October 22
Act 1
The Temple of Diana at Trezene
Act 2
The Entrance to Hades
Act 3
The palace of Theseus, overlooking the sea
