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Agnes Nicholls

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Agnes Nicholls.

Book: Illustrated dictionary
Luxury: Perfume

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30 minutes

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Mon 19 May 1958 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Marriage of Figaro Overture

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Rafael Kubelik

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Anatole Fistoulari

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Donda lieta usci (Mimi's farewell) (from La Bohème)

    Soloist: Nellie Melba

  • Sir Hamilton Harty

    An Irish Symphony

    Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra Conductor: Hamilton Harty

  • Edward Elgar

    Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36: Variation IX "Nimrod"

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Richard Wagner - Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond (from Die Walküre)

    Soloist: Walter Hyde

  • Richard Wagner - Siegfried's Funeral March (from Götterdämmerung)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • George Frideric Handel

    Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)

    Soloist: Huddersfield Choral Society Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent

  • Book Choice

    • Illustrated dictionary

  • Luxury Choice

    • Perfume

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Agnes Nicholls

Broadcast

  • Mon 19 May 1958 13:10
    Home Service

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