An illustrated study in the origins of Verdi's opera by Hanns Hammelmann and Michael Rose
Readings by Betty Hardy, Neville Hartley, Jane Jordan Rogers, John Sharp, Martin Starkie, Geoffrey Wincott
Narration by John Glen
Musical illustrations from records interlude extracts from "Macbeth" conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham "Simon Boceanegra" conducted by Gabriele Santlnl "Otello" bv Rossini conducted by Walter Susskind and voice and piano records by Victor Maurel and Francesco Tamagno
The main illustrations are from gramophone records of "Otello" by Verdi conducted by Arturo Toscanini with Ramon Vinay as Othello, Giuseppe Valdengo as Iago, Herva Nelli as Desdemona and the NBC Symphony Orchestra