Ralph Koltai
Sue Lawley's castaway is associate designer of the RSC Ralph Koltai.
Sue Lawley's castaway this morning is the stage designer Ralph Koltai. He says his work is not about art, but about ideas. His stage sets are a metaphor for the whole play. Thus he thrilled Ken Russell by building him four stages each resembling different parts of a woman's body. His aim? To represent the degradation of women in the 18th century.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor by Max Bruch
Book: French dictionary
Luxury: Cigars
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Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor
Artist: Kyung Wha Chung
- Beethoven / Bruch.
- EMI Classics.
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Jules Massenet
Pourquoi me r茅veiller? (from Werther)
Soloist: Georges Thill Artist: Opera-Comique Conductor: Elie Cohen
- EMI.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse (from Samson and Delilah)
Soloist: Marian Anderson
- Marian Anderson.
- Pearl.
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Meine Herren, meine Mutter pr盲gte (from The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny)
Soloist: Alberto Remedios and Rita Hunter Orchestra: The Sadler鈥檚 Wells Orchestra Conductor: Reginald Goodall
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脡dith Piaf
Non, je ne Regrette Rien
- Edith Piaf.
- EMI.
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Kurt Weill
Meine Herren, meine Mutter Pragte from Act 2 of Mahagonny
Soloist: Lotte Lenya Orchestra: The Orchestra of the North German Radio Chorus Conductor: Wilhelm Bruckner-Ruggeberg
- Mahagonny.
- CBS Records.
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Dory Previn
Lover Lover Be My Cover
- Dory Previn.
- Warner.
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Giuseppe Verdi
La traviata Act 3
Soloist: Maria Callas Orchestra: The Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
- La Traviata.
- EMI.
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Book Choice
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French dictionary
Luxury Choice
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Cigars
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Ralph Koltai |
Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Aug 1998 11:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 28 Aug 1998 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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