Adele Leigh
Michael Parkinson's castaway is soprano Adele Leigh.
Of Adele Leigh, a critic once said that she put paid to the myth that to be good, a soprano had to look like a Hoffnung cartoon. The youngest principal of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden when she joined in 1948, she became a television star in the 1960s with the show All Kinds of Music and appearances on Eric Robinson鈥檚 Music For You. After leaving Covent Garden she married a diplomat and settled in Vienna where she began singing the operetta roles that were to bring her fame at the Volksoper there. In conversation with Michael Parkinson she looks back over her life and her career in music.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Let's Do It by Noel Coward
Book: Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Luxury: Loofah
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Grace Moore
One Night Of Love
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Maggie Teyte
Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes
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Castaway's Favourite
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No毛l Coward
Let's Do It
- The Noel Coward Album.
- Sony Masterworks.
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Eartha Kitt
Just An Old Fashioned Girl
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Franz Leh谩r
Lippen Schweigen
Soloist: Nigel Douglas, Adele Leigh
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Emmerich K谩lm谩n
Komm, Zig谩ny (from Countess Maritza)
Soloist: Placido Domingo Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Would a maid be worth the winning? (from Cosi fan tutte)
Soloist: Lillian Watson Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Julia McKenzie
Broadway Baby
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Book Choice
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Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
Luxury Choice
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Loofah
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Parkinson |
Interviewed Guest | Adele Leigh |
Broadcasts
- Sun 10 Jan 1988 12:15成人快手 Radio 4
- Fri 15 Jan 1988 09:05成人快手 Radio 4
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