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Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Rita Hunter.

Favourite track: Ingemisco by Giuseppe Verdi
Book: Anthology of Poetry
Luxury: Oil-painting equipment

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Mon 12 Feb 197312:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Lohengrin Act 1 Prelude

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Jacques Offenbach

    So gleam with desire (from Tales of Hoffmann)

    Soloist: Bruce Dargavel

  • Love Duet

    Soloist: Kirsten Flagstad, Ludwig Suthaus Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Deh! vieni, alla finestra (from Don Giovanni)

    Soloist: Ezio Pinza Orchestra: New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Conductor: Tullio Serafin

  • Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde (from Götterdämmerung)

    Soloist: Rita Hunter, Alberto Remedios

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Giuseppe Verdi

      Ingemisco (from Requiem Mass)

      Soloist: Beniamino Gigli Orchestra: Rome Opera House Orchestra Conductor: Tullio Serafin

  • Wotan's Farewell (from Die Walküre)

    Soloist: George London Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch

  • Jill Haworth

    Cabaret

  • Book Choice

    • Anthology of Poetry

  • Luxury Choice

    • Oil-painting equipment

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestRita Hunter

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Feb 197319:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 12 Feb 197312:25
    BBC Radio 4

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