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Ronald Eyre

Sue Lawley's castaway is director Ronald Eyre.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is theatre and television director Ronald Eyre. A man of great versatility, he'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his many outstanding operatic and theatrical productions, as well as his school-teaching days, and his childhood in the Yorkshire mining village of Mapplewell.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: The Magic Flute - The Trio Soll Ich, Teurer by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: A talking book by Judi Dench
Luxury: Supply of flower bulbs

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 1 Mar 1991 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Pat Kilduff & The Chieftains

    The Hunters Purse

    • The Chieftains 3.
    • Claddagh.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major

    Soloist: Sergej Prokofiev Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

    • Prokofiev: Piano Works.
    • HMV.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Soll ich dich, Teurer (from The Magic Flute)

      Soloist: Irmgard Seefried, Anton Dermota Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonia Orchestra Soloist: Ludwig Weber

      • Mozart: The Magic Flute.
      • EMI.

  • Russian Orthodox Cathedral Choir of Paris

    Great Vespers

    • Sacred Choral Masterpieces.
    • Monitor.

  • James Taylor

    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ By Another Way

    • James Taylor: Never Die Young.
    • CBS.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Si, pel ciel (Oath duet) (from Otello)

    Soloist: Ramon Vinay, Guiseppe Valdengo

    • Verdi: Otello - Nelli.
    • RCA Classics.

  • Barbara Hendricks

    Hold On

    • Barbera Hendricks: Sings Spirituals.
    • HMV.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major

    Soloist: Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman Orchestra: The Israel Philharmonic

    • Sinfonia Concertante.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Book Choice

    • A talking book - Judi Dench

  • Luxury Choice

    • Supply of flower bulbs

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Ronald Eyre

Broadcasts

  • Sun 24 Feb 1991 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 1 Mar 1991 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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