Symphony No. 3 played by the BBC Scottish Orchestra
(Leader, J. Mouland Begbie )
Conductor, Ian Whyte
An introductory talk by Peter Stadlen to his four piano recitals
Lyrical comedy in three acts
(after 'The Merry Wives of Windsor')
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
English translation by Humphrey Procter -Gregg
Music by Verdi
Cast m order of singing:
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Burghers and street folk
Ford's servants maskers as elves, fairies, witches
BBC Opera Chorus
(Trained by John Clements )
BBC Opera Orchestra (Led by John Sharpe )
Conductor, Stanford Robinson
Presented by Mark Lubbock
Narrator, George Howe
Act 1
Scene 1: Interior of ' The Garter Inn ' Scene 2: A garden
2-From the Australian and New Zealand Points of View
. by Rohan Rivett
The speaker is London Correspondent of the Melbourne Herald. He was news editor of the Malaya Broadcasting Corporation during the war, was captured by the Japanese, and worked on the Burma-Siam Railway.
Act 2
Scene 1: Interior of ' The Garter Inn ' Scene 2: A room in Ford's house
The Problem of Peace
Second of two talks by Alfred Cobban , Ph.D ., Reader in Modern French History in the University of London
Dr. Cobban compares the cleavage between revolutionary France and the rest of Europe with that now existing between the popular democracies of Eastern Europe and the parliamentary democracies of the West. He suggests that the theoretical sources of both cleavages are to be found in the theory of popular sovereignty.
Act 3
Scene 1: Outside ' The Garter Inn ' Scene 2: Windsor Park
by Compton Mackenzie
Produced by Douglas Cleverdon
Compton Mackenzie recalls twelve months that began with the disaster of Spion Kop in January 1900 and ended with the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.
Violin Sonata in G minor
Oboe Sonata in C minor
Violin Sonata in E played by Campoli (violin)
Edward Selwyn (oboe)
Arnold Goldsbrough (harpsichord)
Talk by J. H. Cohen
Edgar Allan Poe brought his restless life of mystery and imagination to an end just over a hundred years ago. In this talk J. H. Cohen speaks of his genius and influence.
