An opera in three acts Libretto by Stephanie after Bretzner (sung in German) on gramophone records
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
CONDUCTED by JOSEF KRIPS
Scene: The Pasha's seaside estate Act 1: A terrace before the palace
by Anthony Barnett of the Department of Zoology, University of Glasgow
Mr. Barnett argues that the use of the term 'conditional reflex,' originated by Pavlov, gives little indication of the complex nature of an animal's response to a conditional stimulus. A dog conditioned to a metronome does more than dribble at the mouth.
Act 3: The Pasha's garden
Readings from
' The Book of Thel'
* Vala '
' Milton ' and ' Jerusalem' selected by Kathleen Raine
The texts are taken from Geoffrey Keynes 's recent edition, The Complete Writings of William Blake.
Reader, Gary Watson
(The recorded broadcast of Nov. 29)
ACT 3
Scene 1: A courtyard of the palace Scene 2: A hall in the palace
A series of talks commenting on current legal issues
Bullu and the Midgets by A. G. Guest
Fellow of University College, Oxford An elephant breaks loose at the circus ... two midgets are hurt ... no one is to blame. Mr. Guest discusses the law relating to dangerous animals and the general concept of' liability without fault.'
