('The Water Carrier') An opera in three acts by Cherubini Libretto by Jean Nicolas Boullly
(A studio performance in French)
Soldiers. guards. villagers
BBC Theatre Chorus
(Chorus-Master, John Clements )
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(Leader. Oscar Lampe )
Conductor,
Sir Thomas Beecham , Bt.
Repetiteur. Leo Wurmser
The action takes place in and around Paris in the year 1647
Act 1
Mikell's home in Paris