in a seventeenth-century English translation by J. Rutter established and completed by Merlin Thomas
Cast in order of speaking:
Incidental music from
Music for Brass Instruments by Giovanni Gabrieli
Production by E. A. Harding The action takes place in Seville
Recorded excerpts in French from the Theatre National Populaire production, directed by Jean Vilar , with Gerard Philipe as Don Rodrigue , will be broadcast on Wednesday at 7.30. Merlin Thomas writes about Le Cid in this issue.
During the interval (7.5-7.15 app.):
Lully
Orchestral music from his operas
- on gramophone, records