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Giuseppe Di Stefano

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano.

Favourite track: Qui La Voce Sua Soave by Vincenzo Bellini
Book: Maria by Arianna Stassinopoulos
Luxury: Roulette table

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 26 Jun 1981 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Giuseppe Di Stefano

    Mutetti Di Lu Paliu

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Ingemisco (from Requiem Mass)

    Soloist: Giuseppe di Stefano Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Tullio Serafin

  • Vladimir Horowitz

    Stars and Stripes Forever

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor

    Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Vincenzo Bellini

      Qui la voce sua soave (from I Puritani)

      Soloist: Maria Callas Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Nicola Rescigno

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons - Autumn

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Itzhak Perlman

  • Nat King Cole

    This Is All I Ask

  • Barbra Streisand

    People

  • Book Choice

    • Maria - Arianna Stassinopoulos

  • Luxury Choice

    • Roulette table

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Giuseppe Di Stefano

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Jun 1981 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 26 Jun 1981 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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