(Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk) An opera in four acts
Libretto after LESKOV by PREIS and SHOSTAKOVICH
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
English translation by EDWARD DOWNES
From the Royal Opera House. Covent Garden
Cast in order of singing:
COVENT GARDEN OPERA CHORUS Chorus-Master.
Douglas Robinson
ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN Leader, Charles Taylor
Conductor, EDWARD DOWNES
Act 1
Scene 1: The garden of the Ismailovs' house
Scene 2: The courtyard
Scene 3: Katerina's bedroom
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A synopsis of the opera can be obtained free of charge by sending a large stamped addressed envelope to Katerina, [address removed]
by JOHN MADDOX
Science Editor of The Guardian
How are decisions of scientific policy to be reached? THE Trend REPORT gives one solution. John Maddox argues that this is deficient in several ways, and supports his case with evidence drawn, in part, from the U.S.A.
Act 2
Scene 1: Another part of the courtyard
Scene 2: Katerina's bedroom
Impressions of a recent journey in the Aegean by PHILIP HOPE-WALLACE
Act 3
Scene 1: In front of the cellar
Scene 2: A police station
Scene 3: The garden at the back of the Ismailovs' house
by THOMAS TUSSER 1524-1580
Read by DEREK BIRCH
Introduced by RAYNER HEPPENSTALL Second broadcast
Act 4
On the banks of a lake
by JOHN BARTON
The arguments for and against Shakespeare's authorship of the play The Reign of King Edtinrd 111, to be broadcast in the Third Programme tomorrow at 6.50 p.m. Second broadcast followed by interlude at 10.55
