An opera in four acts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Music by Verdi
(sung in the original Italian)
Cast in order of singing:
Chorus of witches; messengers of the King; Scottish nobles and fugitives; hired assassins; English soldiers; bards; spirits; apparitions
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(Leader, David McCallum ) Conducted by Vittorio Gul
Produced by Carl Ebert
From Glyndebourne
Act 1
Sc. 1: A heath
Sc. 2: A courtyard in Macbeth's castle
Act 2
Sc. 1: A hall in Macbeth's castle
Sc. 2: A terrace in the castle gardens Sc. 3: The banqueting hall in Macbeth's castle
Academic Life in the United States Talk by Mary McCarthy
Bassoon Concerto in B flat (K.191) played by Leonard Sharrow (bassoon)
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Toscanini on gramophone records
A Venetian epilogue by Michael Innes
Production by Rayner Heppenstall
The date is 1636. The Young Lord and hit Tutor are making the Grand Tour.
Sc. 1: A heath
Sc. 2: On the borders of Scotland and England
Act 4
Sc. 1: A courtyard in Macbeth's castle Sc. 2: On the battlements of the castle Sc. 3: A field of battle
A series of three talks by Harold Wincott
1 — ' The Gingerbread House '
In this talk Mr. Wincott, who is editor of the Investors' Chronicle, considers the threat to our economy inherent in the current consumption of capital.
Sextet in D, Op. 110 played by Robert Masters Piano Quartet:
Robert Masters (violin) Nannie Jamieson (viola)
Muriel Taylor (cello)
Kinloch Anderson (piano)
Kenneth Essex (viola)
J. Edward Merrett (double-bass)
Talk by KathleeL Tillotson Reader in English Literature in the University of London
This year is the hundredth anniversary of Harriett Mozley's death.
(harpsichord)
Suite No. 15, in G minor Suite No. 13, in F
Air, with variations, in A minor
Last of three programmes
A monthly report on the arts, science, and politics abroad
Compiled by Alan Pryce-Jones
A selection of his poem*
Read by Noel Johnson and Betty MacDowell
