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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Kay Hammond.

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Wed 28 Feb 195118:30
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Music Played

  • Oscar Straus

    Mariette Act 2 (finale)

    Soloist: Yvonne Printemps, Sacha Guitry

  • Lawrence Tibbett

    De Glory Road (from Metropolitan)

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)

    Soloist: Joan Hammond

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati

  • Alfredo Del-Penho

    Cara Sposina

  • Frédéric Chopin - Etude in A flat major, Op. 25/1

    Soloist: Alfred Cortot

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    O terra addio (from Aida)

    Soloist: Maria Caniglia/Beniamino Gigli Orchestra: Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Tullio Serafin

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 5 In C Minor

    Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestKay Hammond

Broadcast

  • Wed 28 Feb 195118:30
    Home Service

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