Broadcast on 1 February 1956, composer Arthur Benjamin's Mañana was the first opera commissioned by the BBC.
Frederick Sharp
The Wise Man
Edith Coates
The Widow
Heather Harper
Luisita
Carlos Montes
Pedro
Naida Labay
Conchita
Patricia Kern
Pia
Sheila Young
Third woman
Ivor Evans
The Mayor
William Dickie
The Innkeeper
Tani
Dolores
Ronald Lewis
Jose
David Langford
Carlos
Edmund Donlevy
The Pickpocket
Niven Miller
The Lazy Man
David Oddie
First Villager
Brian Douglas
Second Villager
Julian Bream
Guitar Player
Gita de la Fuente
Flamenco Singer
George R. Foa
Director, Writer
Caryl Brahms
Writer
May 20, 2000
Sep 12, 2019
Jul 27, 2019
Jul 22, 2013
Sep 18, 2021
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Nov 12, 2017
Sep 10, 2016
BBC TV
GB
United Kingdom
English
