The Wireless Military Band
Conducted by Charles Leggett

Between the austere domain of Grand Opera, much more often tragic than happy, and the frivolous realm of Musical Comedy there lies a delightful kingdom - the kingdom of what the French call 'Opera Comique.'
There is a wealth of light operas which really are comic, with plots which are often on a higher level, dramatically, than many so-called Grand Operas, full of gay and sparkling music which of itself, one might think, would have saved the works from falling into oblivion. The French composer, Auber, left a number of such operas, of which Fra Diavolo is the best known.