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In the Third Programme
The Royal Opera, Stockholm, from the Edinburgh International Festival

Aniara: A Revue of Mankind in Space-Time
An opera in two acts by Karl-Birger Blomdahl
After the epic poem 'Aniara' by Harry Martinson adapted for the stage by Erik Lindegren

The Blind Poetess....................Margareta Hallin
Daisi Doody (La Garconne)...Kjerstin Dellert
The Mimarobe...................Anders Naslund
Chefone I and II..........................Arne Tyren
Chief Engineer I.......................Sven Erik Vikstrom
Chief Engineer II.....................Arne Ohlson
Chief Engineer III.......................Bo Lundborg
Sandon.......................Olle Sivall,
Isagel ………………...Mariane Orlando
The Stone-Mute Deaf...................Ragnar Ulfung
The Blind One....................Sven Erik Vikstrom
Chorus-Master, Arne Sunnegardh
Producer, Göran Gentele
Conducted by Sixten Ehrling
Act 1 at 6.55 Scene 1: Galactic space Scene 2: Assembly room of the space ship Aniara Scene 3: The Mima Hail Act 2 at 8.30 app. Scene 1: The Mima Hall Scene 2: Hall of Mirrors Scene 3: The Light Year Hall: twentieth anniversary Scene 4: Galactic space The dance 'Yurs' performed by the corps de ballet: choreography by Birgit Akesson and Kare Gundersen
From the King's Theatre, Edinburgh

Contributors

Harry:
null Martinson
Göran:
null Gentele
Kare:
null Gundersen

Observations on a New Theory
Sir Macfarlane Burnet , O.M., F.R.S.
Jn conversation with an English physician
The Australian biologist's talk, recorded during a recent visit to this country, considers the system of immunity we aU possess, ils breakdown as in auto-immune disease, and the evolutionary, novel, and perhaps productive way-the clonal selection theory-of approaching the medical problems that arise when immunological responses are distorted. He looks at ageing and at cancer in the light of this theory, and speculates about its hopeful application 10 rheumatic fever and rheumatoid arthritis.
(The recorded broadcast of July 29)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir MacFarlane Burnet

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