Banfield: Lord Byron's Love Letter by Gertrude Ribla

Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 1: When Are you going to learn how to play That piece? (Old Woman, Spinster)

Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin, Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno

Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 2: Won't you come in? (Spinster, Matron, Old Woman)

Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin, Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno

Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 2: Also he swam the Hellespont (Old Woman, Spinster, Matron)

Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin, Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno

Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 3: Ah! Winston! Remove That silly hat! (Matron, Spinster, Old Woman, Husband)

Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin, Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno

Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 4: We set out in the early morning for the Acropolis (Spinster, Old Woman)

Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin, Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno

Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 4: Do you mind If I don't climb any higher? (Old Woman, Spinster, Matron)

Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin, Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno

Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 4: Stop there! It's quite enough (Old Woman, Spinster, Matron, Husband)

Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin, Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno

Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 4: Une saison enchantee! I mused. Beguiled (Spinster, Old Woman)

Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin, Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno

Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 4: Mama, mama - You'll miss It! (Husband, Matron, Spinster, Old Woman)

Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin, Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno

Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 5: Canaille! Canaille! Canaille! (Spinster, Old Woman)

Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin, Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno

Wozzeck, Op. 7, Act I: Interlude - Military Music - Cradle Song. Soldaten, Soldaten sind schöner Burschen!

Gertrude Ribla, Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

Wozzeck, Op. 7, Act III: Aber die Pharisaer brachten ein Weib zu ihm

Gertrude Ribla, Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

Wozzeck, Op. 7, Act III: Ringel, Ringel, Rosenkranz

Gertrude Ribla, Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy