[Starring] Donald Wolfit with Barbara Jefford and Michael Turner
A tragedy by Thomas Otway
Music by Christopher Whelen being variations on a contemporary theatre theme by Henry Purcell
A section of the New Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer
The scene: Venice, 1618
DURING THE INTERVAL (9.0-9.10 app.):
Cento Partite sopra Passacagli (Frescobaldi) played by Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) on a gramophone record