A fairy opera by Humperdinck
Libretto by Adelheid Wette
English translation by Constance Bache
Chorus of Children
BBC Theatre Chorus
(Chorus-Master, John Clements )
BBC Theatre Orchestra
(Leader, Alfred Barker )
Conducted by Stanford Robinson
Presentation by Mark H. Lubbock
Narrator, Mary O'Farrell Répétiteur, Leo Wurmser
Prelude, Act 2: The Witches' Ride
Closing Scene, Act 2: The Sandman's Song; The Children's Prayer; The Dream Pantomime
Act 3: Outside the Witch's House
(A shortened version of Wednesday's broadcast in the Home Service)