Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Synopsis

Nicolai’s comic opera broadcast on radio with verse recitations by Heinrich Proch. The Wireless Chorus and Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Percy Pitt.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

2 Jan 1928 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

75 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Writer

D. Millar-Craig

Music

Otto Nicolai

Contributor

Percy Pitt

Cast

Foster Richardson	Sir John Falstaff
Dorothy Helmrich	Mistress Margaret Page
Doris Vane	Mistress Alice Ford
Roy Henderson	Frank Ford
Heddle Nash	Fenton
Heinrich Proch
Herbert Simmons	Doctor Caius
John Farrington	George Page
May Blyth	Anne Page
Sydney Russell	Abraham Slender

Additional Details

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Transmitted from Daventry 5GB station.
Radio Times credits Noel Edie for the part of Anne Page.

History

The broadcast was transmitted from London, Daventry 5XX and other stations on 4/1/1928 at 19:45.

Textual information

English text by D. Millar Craig

Reviews

Source: BBC Programme Records, The Times, The Radio Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)