THE WIRELESS ORCHESTRA, conducted by JOHN ANSELL
ERIC MARSHALL (Baritone)
THE Opera The Prophet deals with the Anabaptists, who made a great commotion in Europe in the early part of the sixteenth century. John of Leyden, the so-called Prophet of the sect, was crowned at Münster Cathedral, and this March, in the Opera of Meyerbeer, accompanies the ceremony.
BERLIOZ was rather severe on Herold, who, he declared, lacked a style of his own. He dismissed Zampa as not real French, German, or Italian music—only ' Parisian music.'
The favourite Overture to Zampa is made out of tunes from the Opera, rather loosely strung together.