Eighth of 13 programmes Temistocle
Opera seria in three acts Libretto by METASTASIO revised by MATTIA VERAZI
Music by Johann Christian Bach (sung in Italian)
(first broadcast performance in this country)
Chorus of Persians
BBC NORTHERN SINGERS chorus- master
STEPHEN WILKINSON
BBC NORTHERN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. conducted by CHARLES MACKERRAS
Repetiteur and harpsichord continuo NOEL DAVIES
Producer ERNEST WARBURTON
(Anne Evans and Charles Mac kerras appear by permission of Sadler's Wells Opera)
The opera is set in Persia in the fifth century bc
Act 1 Se 1: The garden of Serse's palace; Sc 2: An audience chamber
3.20* The Real
Themistocles DR JOHN HIND talks about the Athenian statesman and commander who gives his name to the opera.
3.30* Temistocle
Act 2 Sc 1: Temistocle's apa.i- ments: Sc 2: A courtyard; Sc 3: A parade ground; Sc 4: An ante-room
4.35* Music in Mannheim ERNEST WARBURTON describes the background to Temistocle.
4.50* Temistocle
Act 3 Sc 1: A prison cell; Sc 2: A large hall