('Helene de Solanges') ...
The famous operetta composed by Andre Messager. English lyrics by Lilian Eldee and Percy Greenbank. Original French libretto by A. Vanloo and G Duval
Dialogue presentation written for radio by Gordon McConnel
The Singers
Nora Gruhn, Michael Cole, Janet Lind, Gladys Ripley, Bernard Ansell
The Narrators
The production by Gordon McConnel, with the musical collaboration of Gwen Williams
The BBC Theatre Chorus (Trained by Charles Groves), the BBCÃ Theatre Orchestra (leader, Tate Gilder), conductor,
In the year 1840 Helene de Solanges, a rich young aristocrat, was faced with a marriage of convenience with a certain Comte
Horestan de Valiancourt. On the day of her official betrothal ceremony she suddenly plunged into a wild escapade, which upset the calculations of her guardians. It resulted, however, in satisfactory conclusion. In her diary Helene wrote a full account of her indiscretion, which now provides her great-great-grand-daughter with amusement.
