Characters played by Robin Ray
Self - Presenter
Characters played by Melvyn Bragg
Self - Presenter
Characters played by Richard Baker
Self - Presenter
Self - Interviewer
Characters played by André Previn
Self
Self - Conductor
Self - Presenter
Characters played by Humphrey Burton
Self - Presenter
Characters played by Robert Tear
Self
Characters played by Benjamin Luxon
Self
Elijah
Characters played by Julian Bream
Self
Characters played by Kenneth Clark
Self
Self - Interviewee
Self - Narrator
Characters played by Lyndon Brook
Self - Narrator
Characters played by Michel Beroff
Self - Piano
Characters played by Spike Milligan
Self
Self - Presenter
Characters played by Isaac Stern
Self
Self - Presenter
Characters played by James Loughran
Self
Self - Presenter
Characters played by William Walton
Self
Characters played by Owain Arwel Hughes
Self - Presenter
Characters played by Raymond Leppard
Self
Self - Presenter
Characters played by Stephen Sondheim
Self
Characters played by Robin Leggate
Malcolm
Self - Tenor
Characters played by Michael Aldridge
Holzapfel
Self - Narrator
Characters played by James Herriot
Self
Characters played by Hans Werner Henze
Self
Characters played by Karen Kain
Self
Swanilda
Characters played by Kyung-Wha Chung
Self
Self - Violin
Characters played by Royal Military School Of Music Band
Themselves
Characters played by April Cantelo
Berthe - singing
Self - Soprano
Characters played by Rafael Kubelík
Self
Characters played by John Williams
Self
Characters played by Hermann Prey
Baritone
Figaro
Characters played by Millicent Martin
Self - Singer
Characters played by Julia McKenzie
Self - Singer
Characters played by Billie Whitelaw
Emma Hardy
Characters played by David Kernan
Self - Singer
Characters played by Patricia Parker
Contralto
Self - mezzo-soprano
Characters played by London Sinfonietta
Themselves
Characters played by Alfred Burke
The words of Schoenberg spoken by
Characters played by Leonard Bernstein
Self
Self - Conductor
Characters played by Alexander Goehr
Self - Presenter
Characters played by Gerald English
Self
Self - Speaker
Characters played by BBC Symphony Orchestra
Themselves
Characters played by Charles Rosen
Self
Characters played by John Ringham
Hüttenbrenner
Self - in discussion
Characters played by Michael Smee
Narrator
Self - Narrator
Characters played by Oscar Peterson
Self
Characters played by Ian Hogg
Arnold Rubek
Brand
Halvard Solness
Henrik Ibsen
John Gabriel Borkman
Characters played by Tennessee Williams
Self
Characters played by Wiener Philharmoniker
Themselves
Characters played by Nadine Gordimer
Self
Characters played by Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Themselves
Characters played by Tom Baker
Self
The Doctor
Characters played by Len Deighton
Self
Characters played by Martin Esslin
Self
Characters played by Sean O'Faoláin
Self
Characters played by Norman Bailey
Macbeth
Characters played by Sidney Nolan
Self - Subject
Characters played by Plácido Domingo
Canio
Turiddu
Characters played by Geraint Evans
Bottom
Characters played by Annette Crosbie
Aline Solness
Gunhild Borkman
Irene
Suzannah Ibsen
Characters played by Patricia Johnson
Lady Macbeth
Characters played by Pauline Tinsley
Santuzza
Characters played by Janet Maw
Hilde Wangel
Rosa Fitinghoff
Characters played by Nicolai Ghiaurov
Banquo
Characters played by Heather Begg
Mamma Lucia
Characters played by Ingrid Hafner
Gina Ekdal
Woman in green
Characters played by Neil Shicoff
Macduff
Characters played by Gianpiero Mastromei
Alfio
Characters played by Gillian Knight
Lola
Characters played by Paul Shelley
Einar
Gregers Werle
Characters played by Peter Glossop
Tonio
Characters played by Maureen O'Brien
Ella Rentheim
Nora Helmer
Characters played by Thomas Lawlor
Doctor
Characters played by Oliver Maguire
Hjalmar Ekdal
Torvald Helmer
Characters played by Bruce Ogston
Macbeth's servant
Characters played by Francis Egerton
Beppe
Characters played by Sophie Ward
Hedvig Ekdal
Characters played by Ronald Russell
Dignitary
Characters played by Jonathan Newth
Nils Vogt
Characters played by Paul Beech
Railway attendant
Characters played by Edmond Bennett
Hotel manager
Characters played by Eileen Helsby
Amalie Skram
Characters played by Norman Rutherford
Thorvald Niss
Characters played by Margot Van der Burgh
Fru Anckarsvard
Characters played by Michelle Newell
Froken Hullberg
Characters played by Caroline Burt
Fru Under
Characters played by Guy Hassan
Young man
Characters played by Britt Ekland
Self
Characters played by Joss Ackland
Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Characters played by Pamela Stephenson
Josephine
Characters played by Geoffrey Palmer
William in 'Something for the Time Being'
Characters played by Rod Stewart
Self
Characters played by Maureen Stapleton
Amanda Wingfield
Characters played by Annie Ross
Self
Characters played by James Aubrey
Tom Wingfield in 'The Glass Menagerie'
Characters played by Jennifer Hilary
Madge in 'Something for the Time Being'
Characters played by Dick Clement
Self
Characters played by Ian La Frenais
Self
Characters played by Pinchas Zukerman
Self
Characters played by Elizabeth Adare
Ella in 'Something for the Time Being'
Characters played by Rosemary McHale
Blanche Du Bois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Characters played by Estelle Kohler
Liz in 'The Late Bourgeois World'
Characters played by Malcolm Arnold
Self - Guest Conductor
Characters played by Daniel Barenboim
Self
Characters played by Michael Long
Sosthene
Characters played by Milos Kirek
Self
Characters played by Claudio Arrau
Self
Characters played by Martha Graham
Self
Characters played by Sarah Craze
Laura Wingfield in 'The Glass Menagerie'
Characters played by James Galway
Self
Characters played by Teresa Berganza
Rosina
Characters played by Simon Gluckman
Braithwaite in 'The Late Bourgeois World'
Characters played by Roland Petit
Dr. Coppelius
Characters played by Geoffrey Morris
Headmaster in 'The Late Bourgeois World'
Characters played by Marcia Haydée
Tatiana
Characters played by Edward Kemp
Bruce in 'The Late Bourgeois World'
Characters played by Lucia Popp
Soprano
Characters played by Simon Rattle
Self - Guest Conductor
Characters played by Judy Lynne
Berthe
Characters played by Syd Lawrence
Themselves
Characters played by Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Themselves
Characters played by Alton Kumalo
Daniel in 'Something for the Time Being'
Characters played by Vivi Flindt
Emilia
Characters played by Kenneth Corden
Self - Narrator
Characters played by Stephen Kovacevitch
Self - Piano Soloist
Characters played by Toni Lander
Desdemona
Characters played by Bud Freeman
Self
Characters played by Maina Gielgud
Muse
Characters played by John Drummond
Self - Interviewer
Characters played by BBC Concert Orchestra
Themselves
Characters played by John Lill
Self
Characters played by Joyce Cuoco
Olga
Characters played by Paolo Montarsolo
Don Basilio
Characters played by Heinz Clauss
Onegin
Characters played by Alex Welsh
Themselves
Characters played by Roy Waterson
1st Oarsman
Characters played by Donald Swann
Self - Guest Conductor
Characters played by Neil Easton
Old fisherman
Characters played by Ida Haendel
Self
Characters played by Maurizio Pollini
Self - Piano Soloist
Characters played by Malcolm Williamson
Self
Characters played by Gary Bertini
Self
Characters played by Myung-Whun Chung
Self
Characters played by Lawrence Leonard
Self - Guest Conductor
Characters played by Thomas Hemsley
Self
Characters played by Eva Evdokimova
Muse
Characters played by David Atherton
Self
Characters played by Bernard Heinze
Self - Conductor
Characters played by Ruth Rosen
Narrator of 'Something for the Time Being'
Characters played by John Constable
Self - Piano Accompanist
Characters played by Rae Cocking
Madam Sciocca
Characters played by Paul Crossley
Self
Characters played by Egon Madsen
Lenski
Characters played by Jean-Bernard Pommier
Self
Characters played by National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Themselves
Characters played by Gino Zancanaro
Governor
Characters played by Henning Kronstam
Iago
Characters played by Hephzibah Menuhin
Self
Characters played by Bruce Marks
Othello
Characters played by Günther Reich
Self - Narrator
Characters played by Jon Weaving
Sosthene - singing
Characters played by Alexander Gibson
Self
Characters played by Stefania Malagù
Berta
Characters played by Marilyn Richardson
Josephine - singing
Characters played by Soft Machine
Themselves
Characters played by Charles Elsesser
Self
Characters played by John van Kesteren
Bass
Characters played by Louis Kentner
Self
Characters played by Luigi Alva
Count Almaviva
Characters played by Paolo Bortoluzzi
Apollo
Characters played by Jeremy Menuhin
Self
Characters played by James Christiansen
Marcel
Characters played by Marisa Robles
Self
Characters played by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Themselves
Characters played by Heidrun Schwaarz-Kosak
Muse
Characters played by Enzo Dara
Dr. Bartolo
Characters played by Elizabeth Poston
Self - Guest Conductor
Characters played by Rudy Bryans
Franz
Characters played by Erich Leinsdorf
Self
Characters played by Deep Roy
Mr. Sin
Self
Characters played by Ronald Pickup
[no data]
Characters played by William Hootkins
Bray (Discipline)
Characters played by Michael Hordern
Claude Monet
Characters played by Martin Jarvis
Self - Narrator
Characters played by Bernard Hepton
The words of Webern spoken by
Characters played by Tony Haygarth
Winkelstein (Discipline)
Characters played by Veronica Quilligan
Teresa in 'Teresa'
Characters played by Billy J. Mitchell
Soldier (Discipline)
Characters played by Mary Hignett
Superioress in 'Teresa'
Characters played by Ray McAnally
Maguire in 'The Fur Coat'
Characters played by William Lucas
Pelling (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)
Characters played by Zubin Mehta
Self
Characters played by Barbara Mullen
Sister Patrick in 'Teresa'
Characters played by Princess Margaret
Self
Characters played by Jane Darling
Dancer
Characters played by Mary Wimbush
Additional narration
Characters played by Colette O'Neil
Molly in 'The Fur Coat'
Characters played by John Bloomfield
Self
Characters played by Graham Weston
Steeple (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)
Characters played by Paul Antrim
Maxer in 'Two of a Kind'
Characters played by Dave Brubeck
Self - Piano
Characters played by Robert Holmes
Self
Characters played by Michael Frayn
Self - Presenter
Characters played by Bill Bailey
Green (Discipline)
Characters played by Blain Fairman
Lieut. Simms (Discipline)
Characters played by John Dair
Commuter
Characters played by Nelli Pshyonnaya
Prince Igor's wife
Characters played by London Symphony Orchestra
Themselves
Characters played by Aleksandr Slastin
Prince Galitsky
Characters played by Dick Francis
Self
Characters played by John Fowles
Self
Characters played by Gwyneth Jones
Self
Characters played by Terrance Dicks
Self
Characters played by Sheila Manahan
Lily in 'Two of a Kind'
Characters played by Dave Brubeck Quartet
Themselves
Characters played by John Dallimore
Keats (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)
Characters played by Dudley Simpson
Self
Characters played by Ray Jewers
Ashton (Discipline)
Characters played by David Maloney
Self
Characters played by Victor Winding
Wool (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)
Characters played by Norwich Duff
Harvey (Discipline)
Characters played by Graham Williams
Self
Characters played by Pierre Boulez
Self - Conductor
Characters played by Julian Littman
Orpheus
Characters played by Jules Walter
Commuter
Characters played by Arthur Mitchell
Self - and the Dance Theatre of Harlem
Characters played by Hugo De Vernier
Waiter in 'Teresa'
Characters played by Jay Neill
Sergeant (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)
Characters played by Roy Eldridge
Self
Characters played by Janet Baker
Self - Soloist
Characters played by Philip Hinchcliffe
Self
Characters played by Desmond Shawe-Taylor
Self
Characters played by Boris Tokarev
Prince Igor's son
Characters played by Tito Gobbi
Self
Characters played by Roger Murray-Leach
Self
Characters played by Boris Khmelnitskiy
Prince Igor
Characters played by Lorin Maazel
Self
Characters played by Paul Hudson
Self - bass
Characters played by Melanie Parr
Dancer
Characters played by Martha Argerich
Self
Characters played by Mstislav Rostropovich
Self - Cello
Characters played by Bud Strait
Captain (Discipline)
Characters played by Paul Desmond
Self - Alto Sax
Characters played by Jessica Mitford
Self
Characters played by Maurice Lane
Dancer
Characters played by Peter Maxwell Davies
Self
Characters played by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Themselves
Characters played by Clark Terry
Self - and the Big Band
Characters played by Alfred Brendel
Self
Characters played by Yevgeni Nesterenko
Khan Konchak sung by
Characters played by Yvonne Minton
Self - Mezzo-soprano
Characters played by Joe Morello
Self - Drums
Characters played by The Ambrosian Singers
Themselves
Characters played by David Lloyd-Jones
Self
Characters played by The Moiseyev Dancers
Themselves
Characters played by Virgilius Noreika
Prince Igor's son sung by
Characters played by The Cleveland Orchestra
Themselves
Characters played by John Wain
Self
Characters played by The English Bach Festival Orchestra
Themselves
Characters played by Leo Abse
Self
Characters played by Adrian Boult
Self
Characters played by Con Chambers
Commuter
Characters played by Philip Hope-Wallace
Self
Characters played by Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Self
Characters played by Trinity Boys Choir
Themselves
Characters played by Frank Augustyn
Self
Characters played by Heather Stewart
Self
Characters played by Edwin Mullins
Self - Narrator
Characters played by Peter Porter
Self
Characters played by Elsa Smith
Commuter
Characters played by Bryan Payne
Dancer
Characters played by Tamara Malashkina
Prince Igor's wife sung by
Characters played by John Shirley-Quirk
Self - Soloist
Characters played by Orchestre national de France
Themselves
Characters played by Colin Davis
Self
Characters played by Eugene Wright
Self - Bass
Characters played by Murray Perahia
Self
Characters played by Gillian Widdicombe
Self
Characters played by Danny Abse
Self
Characters played by Tamás Vásáry
Self - Piano Soloist
Characters played by Danny Brubeck
Self - Drums
Characters played by The New York City Ballet
Themselves - Symphony in C
Characters played by BBC Philharmonic
Themselves
Characters played by Mary Thomas
Self - Soprano
Characters played by Ian Caddy
Self - Baritone
Characters played by Richard Kates
Sloan (It Must Have Been Two Other Fellows)
Characters played by Homero Fransesch
Self
Characters played by Joanna Carlin
Eurydice
Characters played by Willi Reich
Self
Characters played by Bimbulat Vatayev
Khan Konchak
Characters played by Christine Carlson
Dancer
Characters played by Francis Watson
Self
Characters played by Anthony Thwaite
Self
Characters played by Anny Mory
Self - soprano
Characters played by Dick Mills
Self
Characters played by Tony Coe
Self
Characters played by John Elwes
Self - Tenor
Characters played by Rupert Horder
[no data]
Characters played by Le Ballet National de Marseille
Themselves - Le Loup
Characters played by Chris Brubeck
Self - Bass Guitar
Trombone
Characters played by Huddersfield Choral Society
Themselves
Characters played by Paco Peña
Self - Presenter
Characters played by Darius Brubeck
Self - Electric Piano
Characters played by Gail Galih
Commuter
Characters played by John Mitchinson
Self - tenor
Characters played by Adam Makowicz
Self
Characters played by Denys Ganio
Self
Characters played by Alan Brownjohn
Self
Characters played by Bolshoi Ballet
Themselves
Characters played by Gordon Beck
Self
Characters played by Anthony Payne
Self
Characters played by Dorothy Dorow
Self - Soprano
Characters played by Andrew Porter
Self
Characters played by Jimmy Raney
Self - and his Quartet
Characters played by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Themselves
Characters played by Jill Gomez
Self - Soprano
Characters played by Jean-Rodolphe Kars
Self - Piano
Characters played by Charles Groves
Self
Characters played by Dmitry Alexeev
Self - Piano
Characters played by Buddy Tate
Self
Characters played by Olga Hegedus
Self - Cello
Characters played by Suzanne Hywel
Self - Dancer
Characters played by Adam Godley
Franz Schubert as a boy
Characters played by Sylvester McCoy
Puck
Characters played by Caroline Blakiston
Narrator
Characters played by Edward Petherbridge
Bauernfeld
Characters played by Peter Barkworth
Josef von Spaun
Characters played by Frank Gatliff
Schindler
Characters played by Alan Price
Self
Characters played by David Wood
Franz Schubert
Characters played by Cyril Luckham
Thomas Hardy
Characters played by Basil Henson
Sonnleithner
Characters played by John Gill
Eckel
Characters played by John Gabriel
Stadler
Characters played by David Hockney
Self
Characters played by Robert Hughes
Self - Presenter
Characters played by Ralph Steadman
Self
Characters played by Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach
Themselves
Characters played by John Treleaven
Flute
Characters played by Arthur Davies
Lysander
Characters played by Witold Lutoslawski
Self
Characters played by Suzanne Murphy
Helena
Characters played by Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest
Themselves
Characters played by Patricia Price
Hippolyta
Characters played by Peter Dvorský
Self - Tenor
Characters played by Graham Ovenden
Self
Characters played by Julian Moyle
Starveling
Characters played by Wiener Staatsopernballett
Themselves
Characters played by Cecil Lewis
Self
Characters played by Jim Dine
Self
Characters played by Roderick Kennedy
Theseus
Characters played by Jann Haworth
Self
Characters played by Thomas Allen
[no data]
Characters played by Ralph Hamer
Snug
Characters played by David Gwynne
Quince
Characters played by Peter France
Self - Interviewer
Characters played by Peter Blake
Self
Characters played by John Read
Self - Narrator
Characters played by John Franklyn-Robbins
Self - in discussion
Characters played by John Normington
Self - in discussion
Characters played by Ian Anderson
Self
Characters played by Martin Barre
Self
Characters played by John Evan
Self
Characters played by Barriemore Barlow
Self
Characters played by John Glascock
Self
Characters played by Colin Douglas
Narrator
Characters played by Stuart Fell
Self
Characters played by Michael Spice
Self
Weng-Chiang
Characters played by Elizabeth Vaughan
Soprano
Characters played by Ryland Davies
Tenor