First part of a selection made and introduced by the late Jean Cocteau who reads poems by Tristan 1'Hermite, Moliere, Mallarme, and Rimbaud
CÉCILE Chevreau reads passages from Corneille and Racine and translations by G. W. Ireland, Oliver Bernard and Norman Cameron
Presented by RAYNER HEPPENSTALL
Second broadcast
M. Cocteau 's selection. part 2 August 13

An opera in four acts
Libretto by WILHELM FRIEDRICH Music by Friedrich von Flotow sung in German
Cast in order of singing:
Other parts sung by: Judith Bartha , Helga Benthien lngeborg Schmidt-Haneke Karl Junge , Fransl Jonas and Gerd Schwalbe
CHORUS OF the NORTH GERMAN RADIO
Chorus-Master, Max Thurn
HAMBURG RADIO ORCHESTRA Conductor, WALTER MARTIN
The action takes place in Richmond during the reign of Queen Anne.
Act I
Scene 1: Lady Harriet's boudoir
Scene 2: The hiring-fair at Richmond
Act 2
The living room of Ptunkett's farmhouse

talks to
A. ALVAREZ
The author of The Liberal Imagination was interviewed by Mr. Alvarez at Columbia University early this year while collecting material for Under Pressure: V.SA.

Act 3
An inn at Richmond Part
Act
Scene 1: The living room of Plunkett's farmhouse
Scene 2: Outside the farmhouse
Recording made available by courtesy of the North German Radio followed by an interlude at 103.50