(From Birmingham)
The BIRMINGHAM STUDIO ORCHESTRA
Conducted by FRANK CANTELL GLADYS PALMER (Contralto)
HERBERT STEPHEN (Violoncello)
(From Birmingham)
A Nursery Rhyme Play for the Tiny Tots, Jack and Jill,' by Gladys Ward. Songs by MARJORIE HOVERD (Soprano) and HAROLD CASEY (Baritone)
LAUNCELOT QUINN (Light Baritone)
DOROTHY McBIAIN (The Girl who Whistles in her Throat)
by BEATRICE SNELL
Act II by The British National Opera Company
The villain of the piece in Lohengrin is Baron Frederick Teiramund, who, with his lady Ortrud, plots to seize the lands of Elsa by having her unjustly convicted of her brother's death. The second act begins on the night after Teiramund has been defeated in combat by the mysterious Lohengrin, but he is still plotting with Ortrud. Elsa comes out on her balcony above the courtyard where they are, and Ortrud, claiming her compassion, is taken into the castle. Day breaks, and pages, knights, and ladies assemble for Elsa's wedding with Lohengrin. A herald, with sound of trumpet, announces Teiramund's banishment. Still the wicked pair plot to sow discord, but are frustrated, and the train passes into the cathedral to the sound of joyous wedding music.
(From Birmingham)
Incidental Music by The Midland Pianoforte Sextet; Edgar Clarke (Oboe)
(All transcribed by BARTOK)
(A note on the music of Béla Bartok will be found on page 504)
