The Station Orchestra: Conductor, Joseph Lewis

This Overture was actually written for a 'melodrama' called The Magic Harp, not for the play of Rosamunde.
It starts with an Introduction in a bold style, after which comes the First Main Tune, in the Violins, very softly. Its springing theme is full of fresh-air gaiety. The Theme is a little enlarged upon, and the Second Main Tune comes as the most perfect contrast. It is given out by Clarinet, and Bassoon, an octave apart, while the Bass Strings sustain a low note, which is called a 'pedal.'

Favorite Operatic Arias
Luigini was a French composer who at one time conducted the Opera Comique. He wrote some operas himself but is remembered only for his Ballet Music.
He seems to have a special interest in national characteristics as displayed in dance music, for he wrote a Russian Ballet and a Turkish Carnival, besides this Egyptian Ballet, which is the most popular of his works. (Doris Vane)

Favorite Soprano Ballads