A Christmas Oratorio by W. H. Auden
Music composed by Matyas Sedber
Production by Frederick Bradnum
and and The Three Wise Men:
and Orchestra and the Dorian Singers conducted by Matyas Seiber
Opera in four acts
Words by Eugene Scribe
Music by Donizetti
Chorus and Orchestra of Radio Itatiana. Rome
Conducted by Fernando Previtali
Act 1:
The square before the town hall in Brussels
Act 2:
Inside Daniele's brew-house
Bright is the ring of words
When the right man rings them
Some reflections by Christopher Salmon on the character of spoken language
Act 3:
Alva's room in the palace in Brussels
Act.4:
Scene 1: The private oratory of the Egmont family
Scene 2: The port of Antwerp
A short story by Honor Tracy
Read by Veronica Turleigh
Weihnachtsbaum
Psalllte: Die Hirten an der Krippe; Scherzoso; Carillon; Schlummertied; Altes Provencalisches Weihnachtslied; Abendglocken; Ehemals!; Ungarisch; Polnisch played by Ilona Kabos. (piano)
by Sir Arthur Grimble
6—'Mautake's Patrol'
The story of the heroism of Mautake, chief headman of villages on Tarawa, during a dispute over the Land Commission.
