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Adele Leigh

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Adele Leigh.

Favourite track: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Ella Fitzgerald
Book: The Second World War by Sir Winston Churchill
Luxury: Make-up table

35 minutes

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Mon 11 Oct 1965 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis and Chloe -Daybreak

    Choir: Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Pierre Monteux

  • Franz Schubert

    Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3

    Soloist: Dinu Lipatti

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ach, ich f眉hl's (from The Magic Flute)

    Soloist: Tiana Lemnitz Orchestra: Belin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Nessun dorma

    Soloist: Harry Secombe

  • Watch Duet (from Die Fledermaus)

    Soloist: Adele Leigh, Eberhard W盲chter Orchestra: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ella Fitzgerald

      Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

  • Franz Liszt

    La campanella (from Transcendental Studies after Paganini)

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin, Hubert Giesen

  • The Beatles

    Help!

  • Book Choice

    • The Second World War - Sir Winston Churchill

  • Luxury Choice

    • Make-up table

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Adele Leigh

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Oct 1965 13:10
    Home Service

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