Elizabeth, Queen of England
An opera in two acts
Libretto by GIOVANNI SCHMIDT Based on SOPHIA LEE 'S novel The Recess
Music by Rossini sung in Italian
Cast in order of singing:
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE ITALIAN RADIO, MILAN
Chorus-Master. Roberto Benaglio
Conducted by ALFREDO Simonetto
The action takes place in London in the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1 about 1565-70.
ACT 1. Scene 1: The great hall of the Palace of Whitehall
Scene 2: The Duke of Norfolk's apartment
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by C. H. Wilson
Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge In the second part of his inaugural lecture, delivered in Cambridge on March 12, Professor Wilson concerns himself more particularly with the History Tripos and the teaching of history, and he comments on the Robbins Report.

Act 2. Scene 1: The Queen apartment in the Palace
Scene 2: In the Duke of Norfolk's house
Scene 3: A dungeon in the Tower
Recording specially made for the BBC Third Programme by the Italian Radio
First broadcast on June 1. 1953

An examination of Alain Resnais 's new film Muriel by Eric Rhode
Second broadcast