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Christopher Columbus

on BBC Radio 3

Louis MacNeice's epic verse play with music by William Walton.
Soloists; BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra conductor Simon Joly Act
8.35 Not Too Bad, Really Dallas Bower , the producer of the original 1942
Christopher Columbus, talks to Carole Rosen.
8.40 Act 2
Director Ian Cotterell

Contributors

Music By:
William Walton.
Conductor:
Simon Joly
Unknown:
Dallas Bower
Unknown:
Carole Rosen.
Director:
Ian Cotterell
Columbus:
Alan Howard
Beatriz:
Hannah Gordon
Queen Isabella:
Elizabeth Bell
Voice of Doubt:
Brian Sanders
Voice of Faith:
Jill Balcon
Bartolome:
Mark Straker
Francisco:
Eric Allan
Carlos:
David Bannerman
Brother Pedro:
Richard Pearce
Prior Juan Perez:
Robert Eddison
Brother Antonio:
Brett Usher
Herald:
Michael Kilgarriff
Talavera:
Michael Aldridge
Duke of Medina-Sidonia:
Timothy Bateson
Duke of Medina-Celi:
Fraser Kerr
Mendoza:
John Moffatt
Marquesa de Moya:
Elizabeth Mansfield
Maria:
Rebecca Jones
Town Crier:
Nigel Carrington
Luis:
Ronald Herdman
Gutierrez:
Gary Todd

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