Short story by Lord Dunsany
Read by Sir Stephen Tallents
General editor, Gerald Abraham
Series presented by Basil Lam
22-The Lute Air
Editor, J. A. Westrup Rene Soames (tenor)
Frederick Fuller (baritone)
Diana Poulton (lute)
Introduced by Scott Goddard
(The music has been recorded)
Recording of yesterday's broadcast
An opera in four acts by Verdi
Libretto founded on Shakespeare by Arrigo Boito
BBC Theatre Chorus
(Chorus-Master, John Clements )
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conducted by Stanford Robinson
Répétiteur, Leo Wurmser
The action takes place in and around Otello's castle in Cyprus at the end of the fifteenth century
Act 1
Outside the castle, overtooking the harbour
Act 2: A room leading on to the garden
by Arthur Vesselo
The considerable international prestige of the Italian cinema today is something quite new. Mr. Vesselo examines some of the reasons why Italian films have only recently come to the fore, and indicates some of the more important influences at work since the earliest days
Act 3: The Great Hall of the castle
10.10 Interlude
10.15 Act 4
Desdemona's bedroom
The Victorian Age and the Modern World
