by Henry Reed
Produced by Douglas Cleverdon
Opera with libretto and music by Borodin sung in Russian: on records
Cast in order of singing: Chorus and Orchestra of U.S.S.R. State Bolshoi Theatre Academy
Conducted by Alexander Melik-Pashaev
(Continued in next column)
Scene: Russia in the year 1185
Prologue
The cathedral square of Putivl, in the province of Seversk
Act 1
Scene 1: The courtyard of Prince Galitsky's house at Putivl
Scene 2: A room in Jaroslavna's apartments
A series of eight talks
3-Crimes Known to the Policeby F. J. Odgers
Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
The purpose of this talk is to indicate the method and measure by which the success of British Police can be validly estimated.
Next talk: Wednesday at 8.0
Act 2
The Polovtsian camp
Act 3
A public square by the ramparts of Putivl
In the second of two talks on the present relationship between historical thinking and the practice of the visual arts, Basil Taylor speaks about the influence and limitations of art history.
(Fiammetta's Tale on the Fifth Day)
Seventh of twelve stories from Boccaccio's Decameron with Elaine Macnamara
Produced by Rayner Heppenstall
Maria Korchinska (harp)
