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•L'lTALIANA
IN ALGERI'
(' The Italian Girl in Algiers")
A comic opera in two acts Libretto by Angelo Anelli
Music by Rossini
(sung in Italian)
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
(Chorus-Master. Peter Gcllhorn )
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(Leader, Steven Staryk )
Conducted BY Vittorio Gui
Producer, Peter Ebert
Head of Music Staff, Jani Strasser
Scene: Algiers in the year 1810 (Continued in next column)
ACT 1
Scene 1: In the Bey's palace. Morning. Scene 2: A seashore
Scene 3: A court of the Bey's palace. Noon

Contributors

Unknown:
Angelo Anelli
Chorus-Master:
Peter Gcllhorn
Leader:
Steven Staryk
Conducted By:
Vittorio Gui
Producer:
Peter Ebert
Unknown:
Jani Strasser
Mustafa Bey of Algiers:
Paolo Montarsolo
Elvira, his wife:
Antonietta Pastori
Zulma, Elvira's confidante:
Josephine Veasey
Haly, captain of a pirate ship:
Thomas Hemsley
Lindoro, favourite slave of Mustafa and Isabella's lover:
Juan Oncina
Isabella, an Italian girl:
Oralia Dominguez
Taddeo, her companion:
Marcello Cortis

by Jossleyn Hennessy
Sarvodaya (literally, ' the uplift of all ") was the word Mahatma Gandhi used to describe his ideal social order. Implicit is a considerable criticism of the more orthodox view of the welfare state, and Mr. Hennessy suggests that amidst much that seems Utopian Sarvodaya has substantial practical implications both for India and Britain.

Contributors

Unknown:
Jossleyn Hennessy
Unknown:
Mahatma Gandhi

A comment on Robert Graves's view by C. E. Stevens
Lecturer in Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Oxford and Fellow of Magdalen College
In three talks recently, Robert Graves stated his attitude to Roman culture in general and retold the story of Nero's reign in particular. Mr. Stevens suggests that in both he neglected the most Intercsting-the political-developments.

Contributors

Unknown:
C. E. Stevens
Unknown:
Robert Graves

Third Programme

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