Translated from the Chinese. by Edward Knoblock , and set to music by Ernest Irving. Produced by Stephen Thomas
BBC Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves
In the days of the mighty Ming Emperors, the ladies of the Imperial harem were set to work to make thick wadded coats for the Imperial Guard. One young woman in her spare moments made verses. In this programme some of these will be spoken and sung, and her story told.