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Radio 4,11 Jul 1993,40 mins

Nicholas Hytner

Desert Island Discs

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The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the theatre director Nicholas Hytner. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his string of directorial successes, which include Miss Saigon, Wind in the Willows, Carousel and The Importance of Being Ernest. He'll also be discussing the health of the modern musical today and the problems of directing both drama and opera. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Don Giovanni Ah Taci, Ingiusto Core by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The collected works by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Luxury: Large supply of total block suncream

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    If I Loved You
    If I Loved You
    Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
  3. 2.
    Pst, pst, Nannetta (from Falstaff)
    Pst, pst, Nannetta (from Falstaff)
    Giuseppe Verdi
  4. 3.
    Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
    Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
    The Beatles