Beverly Sills
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Beverly Sills.
Favourite track: Salome by Richard Strauss
Book: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Luxury: Telephone
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Richard Strauss
Marie Theres'! Hab' mir's gelobt (Act 3 Trio) (from Der Rosenkavalier)
Soloist: Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Olszewska Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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Frank Sinatra
When The World Was Young
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Gioachino Rossini
Una voce poco fa (from The Barber of Seville)
Soloist: Amelita Galli-Curci
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George Frideric Handel
Da tempeste il legno infranto (from Giulio Cesare)
Soloist: Beverly Wolff, Beverly Sills
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Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Ludwig
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AndrΓ© Previn
Fascination
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Lohengrin Act 3 Prelude
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
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Castaway's Favourite
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Richard Strauss
Salome
Soloist: Ljuba Welitsch
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Book Choice
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Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
Luxury Choice
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Telephone
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | Beverly Sills |
Broadcasts
- Sat 18 Nov 1972 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 20 Nov 1972 12:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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