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' MADAM BUTTERFLY '

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Opera by Puccini. Libretto by L. Illica and G. Giacosa , founded on the book by John L. Long and the play by David Belasco. English words by R. H. Elkin. "Adapted for broadcasting. Produced by Stanford RobinsonH. Lubbock and Mark H. Lubbock
(by arrangement with Sadler 's Wells)
6.45 Act 1 : The Garden of Butter
.fly's house near Nagasaki, Japan
7.35 Interval
7.45 Act 2 : Inside the house, three years later
Act 3 : The same, next morning
BBC Theatre Chorus. BBC
Theatre Orchestra : conductor, Stanford Robinson. Narration written and spoken by Dennis Arundell

Contributors

Unknown:
L. Illica
Unknown:
G. Giacosa
Book By:
John L. Long
Play By:
David Belasco.
Unknown:
R. H. Elkin.
Unknown:
Robinsonh. Lubbock
Unknown:
Mark H. Lubbock
Arrangement With:
Sadler
Conductor:
Stanford Robinson.
Spoken By:
Dennis Arundell
Madam Butterfly (Cho-cho-cho-San):
Joan Cross
Suzuki:
Edith Coates
The Bonze:
Roderick Lloyd
Lieutenant B Pinkerton:
Tom Burke
Sharpless:
Percy Heming
Goro:
Powell Lloyd
High Commissioner and PrinceYamadori.:
Herbert Thorpe
Kate Pinkerton:
Monica Warner

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