The fourth of five programmes in which John Steane traces the history of opera at Covent Garden between the wars. Beecham and a Coat of Paint, 1932-6
With the voices of Frida Leider , Lauritz Melchior , Joan Cross , Eva Turner , Elisabeth Rethberg ,
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi ,
Grace Moore , Lily Pons , Giuseppe De Luca and Conchita Supervia. (R)