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by. Henrik Ibsen
The translation by William Archer adapted for radio by J. C. Trewin
Music by Elizabeth Poston
Production by Raymond Raikes
Characters:
(Continued in next column)
The Orchestra and a section of the Covent Garden Opera Chorus
Conduoted by Douglas Robinson
Part 1-' Caesar's Apostasy
A.D. 351-361
(The recorded broadcast of May 17)
9.35 app. Kespighi
Movements from
The Fountains of Rome played by the Orchestra Stabile dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Conducted by Victor de Sabata on gramophone records
9.45 app. Part 2
'The Emperor Julian'
A.D. December 361-June 363

Contributors

Unknown:
Henrik Ibsen
Translation By:
William Archer
Radio By:
J. C. Trewin
Music By:
Elizabeth Poston
Production By:
Raymond Raikes
Conducted By:
Victor de Sabata
Narrator:
Norman Claridge
The Emperor Constantius:
John Gabriel
The Empress Eusebia:
Hester Paton Brown
The Princess Helena, the Emperor's siister:
Dilys Hamleitt
Prince Julian, the Emperor's cousin (letter the Emperor Julian):
Anthony Jacobs
Agathon of Cappadocia:
Arthur Lawrence
Libanius, a philosopher:
Noel Iliff
Gregory of Nazianus:
Derek Hart
Basilius of Caesarea:
Alan Reid
Prince Gallus, Julian's elder half-brother:
Aubrey Richards
Eutherius, Julian's chamberlain:
Allan Jeayes
The Voice in the Light:
Brian Hayes
The Voice of Cain:
Wyndham Milligan
The Voice of Judas:
John Cazabon
Leontes, the Emperor's envoy:
Milton Rosmer
Myrrhine, slave of Princess Helena:
Mary Williams
Simula, Julian's master of the horse:
Rupert Davies
Oribases, a physician:
Frank Tickle
Maris, Bishop of Chalcedon:
Leon Quartermaine
Jovian, a general:
William Fox
Makrina, Basilius of Caesarea's sister:
Mairy Wimbush
A Persian soldier:
Cyril Shaps

Violin Concerto, Op. 7 played by Franz Schmidtner (violin)
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra Conductor, Wilhelm Sohiichter
(Recording made available by courtesy of Nordwestdeutscher Rundifumk )
Arthur Grenz is one of the more conservative of the modern German school of composers; his music is little known outside his native country. His Violin Concerto, published last year, is in three movements: Andante maestoso leading to Allegro moderato, Lento, and Vivace.
D.C.

Contributors

Violin:
Franz Schmidtner
Conductor:
Wilhelm Sohiichter
Unknown:
Nordwestdeutscher Rundifumk
Unknown:
Arthur Grenz

Third Programme

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