Russell, Anna

Last Edited: 05-Aug-2016 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
1972
The Anna Russell Album
  1. Coloratura Aria: "Canto Dolciamente Pipo"
    From The Opera "La Cantatrice Squelante"
  2. British - Pure But Dull: "I Love The Spring"
  3. Russian Folk Song: "Da, Nyet, Da, Nyet"
  4. For Loud Singers With No Brains: "Ah, Lover!"
    From The Operetta "The Prince Of Philadelphia"
  5. For Singers With Tremendous Artistry But No
    Voice: "Schlumph; Je N'ai Pas La Plume De
    Ma Tante"
  6. Contemporary Music For Tone-Deaf Singers:
    "My Heart Is Red"
  7. For The Untrained Singer: "I Gave My Love
    A Cherry"
  8. For The Dramatic Soprano: "Schreechenrauf"
  9. The Ring Of The Nibelungs (An Analysis)
  10. Introduction To The Concert (By The
    Women's Club President)
  11. How To Write Your Own Gilbert And
    Sullivan Opera
Anna Russell
Harry Dworkin, piano (sides 1 and 2)
John Coveart, piano (side 4)
 CBS Masterworks MG 31199
(1972) LP
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Anna Russell - Again?
  1. A Practical Banana Promotion
  2. Dripping With Gore
  3. A Square Talk On Popular Music Or
    The Decline & Fall Of The Popular Song
  4. Noisy Neighbors
  5. Survey Of Singing From Madrigals To
    Modern Opera
  6. Miserable
  1. 21:24, 25085, s
  2. 2:14, 2629, s
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  6. 3:07, 3656, s


Anna Russell Takes on Nabuco & the Magic Flute
  1. Introduction
  2. About Opera and the Deficiencies of Most
    Plot Synopses
  3. Nabucco, an analysis_ Act I
  4. Nabucco, an analysis_ Act II
  5. Nabucco, an analysis_ Act III
  6. Nabucco, an analysis_ Act IV
  7. Die Zauberflöte, an analysis_ 0. Introduction
  8. Die Zauberflöte, an analysis_ Act I
  9. 09 Die Zauberflöte, an analysis_ Act II
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  2. 3:55, 4585, s
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  6. 4:24, 5166, s
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  8. 11:13, 13151, s
  9. 16:58, 19882, s
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