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
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Music Played
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Castaway's Favourite
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonora Overture No. 3
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
L脿 ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)
Soloist: Enzio Pinza
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 13 in G major 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner
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Jules Massenet
Ob茅issons quand leur voix appelle (from Manon)
Soloist: Victoria De Los Angeles Orchestra: Paris Opera Orchestra Conductor: Pierre Monteux
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Giuseppe Verdi
Sul fil d'un soffio etesio (from Falstaff)
Soloistt: Rita Streich Orchestra: Berlin Opera Orchestra
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Giuseppe Verdi
- Tu Che Le Vanita (from Don Carlos)
Soloist: Montserrat Caballe Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
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Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Ernest (Act 1)
Soloist: Edith Evans, John Gielgud
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Franz Schubert
Das Wandern (from Die Sch枚ne M眉llerin)
Soloist: Gerald Moore
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Book Choice
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Volume of Colour Reproductions of Paintings
Luxury Choice
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Pair of binoculars
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | Dame Veronica Wedgwood OM |
Broadcasts
- Sat 10 Mar 1973 19:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Mon 12 Mar 1973 12:25大象传媒 Radio 4
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