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Wright & Forrest - Kismet

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13/08/2016

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Wright & Forrest - Kismet

A musical adventure set in ancient Arabia based on the music of Borodin.

A musical adventure set in ancient Arabia based on the music of Borodin. Stars Julia Migenes and Ethan Freeman. From October 1994.

A 'musical Arabian night' set in ancient Baghdad full of romance and intrigue, recorded for BBC Radio 2 in 1994. Robert Wright and George Forrest's Tony Award-winning musical was first produced on Broadway in 1953, before successfully transferring to London's West End. The MGM film version was released in 1955.

Stars Ethan Freeman as Hajj the Poet, Julia Migenes as Lalume, Stephen Hill as Caliph, Katrina Murphy as Marsinah, Frank Middlemass as Omar Kayyam, David Adler as Wazir, David Healey as Jawan, Frank Jarvis as Hassan Ben, David Kelsey as Chief Policeman and Anny Tobin as Widow Yussef.

Wright & Forrest's classic score is based on the themes of Alexander Borodin, a book by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis, and Edward Knoblock's play.

With the Stephen Hill Singers and the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Alwyn. 

Producer: John Langridge 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1994.

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