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Madame (Lilian) Stiles-Allen

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Madame (Lilian) Stiles-Allen.

Favourite track: Liebestod by Richard Wagner
Book: The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
Luxury: Piano

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6 minutes

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Mon 25 Jan 1971 12:25
大象传媒 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Serenade To Music

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Orchestra Conductor: Henry Wood

  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Soloist: Leonard Bernstein Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

  • Julie Andrews

    Lazy Afternoon

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 8 in B minor 'Unfinished'

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)

    Soloist: Madame Stiles-Allen

  • Franz Schubert

    St盲ndchen (from Schwanengesang)

    Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)

      Soloist: Kirsten Flagstad Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

  • George Frideric Handel

    Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)

    Choir: Sheffield Choir

  • Book Choice

    • The Science of Mind - Ernest Holmes

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Madame (Lilian) Stiles-Allen

Broadcasts

  • Sat 23 Jan 1971 19:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4
  • Mon 25 Jan 1971 12:25
    大象传媒 Radio 4

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