An opera in four acts
Libretto by Saint-Georges and Adenis after the novel by Sir Walter Scott
English translation by Paul England
Music by Bizet
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(Leader, Arthur Leavins )
Conducted BY
Sir THOMAS BEECHAM BT. ,
Repetiteur. Bryan Balkwill
(Also broadcast on October 5)
The action takes place in Perth towards the end of the fourteenth century
ACT 1
The workshop of Hal Smith
Acr 2
A public square. Night