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Dame Eva Turner

Roy Plomley's castaway is prima donna Dame Eva Turner.

Favourite track: Umbra Di Nube by Claudia Muzio
Book: Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Luxury: Castanets

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40 minutes

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Fri 12 Mar 1982 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    An die Musik (To Music), D547

    Soloist: Lotte Lehmann, Paul Ulanowsky

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Claudia Muzio

      Umbra Di Nube

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    O don fatale (from Don Carlos)

    Soloist: Ebe Stignani

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Serenade To Music

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra

  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Silken Ladder Overture

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Nessun dorma

    Soloist: Placido Domingo Orchestra: Deutsche Oper Orchestra, Berlin Conductor: Georg Solti

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major

    Soloist: Issac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Zubin Mehta

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Dies irae (from Requiem Mass)

    Orchestra: Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Tullio Serafin

  • Book Choice

    • Inferno - Dante Alighieri

  • Luxury Choice

    • Castanets

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Eva Turner

Broadcasts

  • Sat 6 Mar 1982 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 12 Mar 1982 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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