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Dame Veronica Wedgwood OM

Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Dame Veronica Wedgwood OM.

Favourite track: Leonora Overture No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Volume of Colour Reproductions of Paintings
Luxury: Pair of binoculars

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Mar 1973 12:25

Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Leonora Overture No. 3

      Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    L脿 ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)

    Soloist: Enzio Pinza

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade No. 13 in G major 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner

  • Jules Massenet

    Ob茅issons quand leur voix appelle (from Manon)

    Soloist: Victoria De Los Angeles Orchestra: Paris Opera Orchestra Conductor: Pierre Monteux

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Sul fil d'un soffio etesio (from Falstaff)

    Soloistt: Rita Streich Orchestra: Berlin Opera Orchestra

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    - Tu Che Le Vanita (from Don Carlos)

    Soloist: Montserrat Caballe Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

  • Oscar Wilde

    The Importance of Being Ernest (Act 1)

    Soloist: Edith Evans, John Gielgud

  • Franz Schubert

    Das Wandern (from Die Sch枚ne M眉llerin)

    Soloist: Gerald Moore

  • Book Choice

    • Volume of Colour Reproductions of Paintings

  • Luxury Choice

    • Pair of binoculars

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Dame Veronica Wedgwood OM

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Mar 1973 19:00
  • Mon 12 Mar 1973 12:25

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