by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Translated by Roy PASCAL Music composed by RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT Irene Worth as Iphigenia Michael Hordern as The King Denys Hawthorne as Orestes William Squire as Pylades Walter Fitzgerald as Arkas Iphigenia , Asamemnon's daughter. priestess of Diana on the shore of Tauris. is re-united with her brother Orestes, and his friend Pylades. She must either sacrifice her brother to the Goddess or disobey 'he King and her priestly duty. Either way she will fail in her task of lifting the curse from the race of her forefather. Tantalus Only a pure heart and obedience to the Gods will lead to her goal.
Music played by MARY MURDOCH (cor anglais) ANTHONY RANDALL (horn) JOHN MARSON (harp)
JOHN CAVE (percussion)
Conducted by MARCUS Dods
Produced by H. B. FORTUIN
Second broadcast
William Squire is In ' The Prime ot Miss Jean Brodie ' at Wyndham's Theatre. London