Lady into Serpent
A fairy-tale opera in a prologue and three acts
Words by CESARE Vico Lodovici after Carlo Gozzi
Music by Alfredo Casella sung in Italian
First broadcast in this country Cast in order of singing:
Fairies, sprites, gnomes, soldiers, citizens, nursemaids, etc.
MILAN CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE ITALIAN RADIO
Chorus-Master, Giulio Bertola
Conducted by Fernando Previtall
Recording made available by courtesy of the Italian Radio
The action takes place In legendary times
Prologue
The Kingdom of the Fairies
Acr 1
Scene 1 An imaginary desert
Scene 2 The palace of Miranda