played by ELAINE SKORODIN (violin) with ERNEST LUSH (piano)

Part 1
An account of literature, art, and music in the Arabic-speaking world, compiled from recordings made by Desmond Stewart in the Middle East
Reader:
BERNARD HORSFALL
Programme narrated by DESMOND STEWART
Produced by CHRISTOPHER SYKES
Second broadcast
Part 2: August 22

An opera in four acts
Music by Haydn
Libretto by CARLO FRANCESCO BADINI sung in Italian first broadcast in this country
Cast in order of singing:
CHORUS OF THE
NORTH GERMAN RADIO
Chorus-Master, Max Thurn
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE NORTH GERMAN RADIO
Conducted by HANS SCHMIDT-ISSERSTEDT
ACT 1
Scene 1: A rocky beach by a forest
Scene 2: Creonte's throne room
ACT 2
A field near the palace

Mary Stocks gives the first of her four commentaries on current affairs in this fortnightly series
Next talk: August 29

ACT 3
Scene 1: At Euridice's grave
Scene 2: A rocky cleft
ACT 4
The bank of the River Lethe
Recording made available by cour tesy of the North German Radio

1895-1962
HANS WERNER HENZE pays tribute to the great German conductor followed by a performance of Hcnze's
Antifone for Salzburg (1960) given by the SÜDWESTFUNK Orchestra
Conducted by HANS ROSBAUD
Recording made available by courtesy of the South German Broadcasting Service and the South-West German Broadcasting Service
Second broadcast followed by an interlude at 10.53