Michael Flanders introduces Rita Hunter, Merle Park, David Wall, Julian Bream, Kyung-Wha Chung, Derek Rencher
Orpheus Singers
Director Bowles Bevan
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
leader Charles Taylor
conducted by Robin Stapleton
and New Philharmonia Orchestra
leader Desmond Bradley
conducted by Edward Downes
and Anthony Twiner

Rita Hunter sings the Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana and arias from Aida; Merle Park and David Wall dance a new Ashton ballet; Julian Bream plays the lute and Kyung-Wha Chung plays the last movement of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.

(Rita Hunter appears by permission of Sadler's Wells Opera; Merle Park, David Wall and Robin Stapleton appear by arrangement with the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden)
(Kyung-Wha Chung is in Record Review Sat, 14 April Radio 3. 9.5 am; Kyung-Wha and Myung-Wha play Brahms's Double Concerto tomorrow on Radio 3 Chungs in Harmony: pages 6-7)
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