Elisabeth Kales ,
Ulrike Steinsky and John Dickie , three stars of the well-known Wiener Volksoper , celebrate the music of Johann Strauss and Franz Lehar. The programme includes excerpts from Die Redermaus, The Merry Widow, The Gypsy Baron and Wiener Blut , plus The Blue Danube and The
Emperor Waltz.
The Volksoper's Erste
Kapellmeister, Rudolf Bibl , conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra and the concert is introduced by Adele Leigh , one of the first
British stars to appear on the Volksoper's stage.
And at 8.20-8.40 Tied Up
In Notes. Bob Sinfield goes walkabout in search of the perfect Saturday night out in Nottingham.
Producer John Langridge
(In association with the Royal Concert Hall. Nottingham)