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Sir John Tooley

Roy Plomley's castaway is the General Administrator of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir John Tooley

Favourite track: The Marriage Of Figaro (Act 2 Finale) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse
Luxury: Sugared apricots

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Fri 17 Oct 198009:05
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Michael Tippett

    Concerto for Double String Orchestra

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

  • Selig wie die Sonne (from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)

    Soloist: Elisabeth Grummer, Marga Hoffgen, Rudolf Schock, Gerhard Unger, Ferdinard Frantz Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rudolf Kempe

  • Franz Schubert

    Octet in F major

    Orchestra: Melos Ensemble

  • Hector Berlioz

    The Trojans

    Soloist: Josephine Veasey, Jon Vickers Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Ella giammai m'amò (from Don Carlos)

    Soloist: Boris Christoff Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 88 in G major 'Letter V'

    Orchestra: Amsterdam Concertgebouw

  • Robert Schumann

    Mein schöner Stern! (from Minnespiel)

    Soloist: Peter Schreier, Norman Shelter

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      The Marriage Of Figaro Act 2 Finale

      Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Carlos Kleiber

  • Book Choice

    • The Oxford Book of English Verse

  • Luxury Choice

    • Sugared apricots

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestSir John Tooley

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 Oct 198018:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 17 Oct 198009:05
    BBC Radio 4

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