Broadcast on 1 February 1956, composer Arthur Benjamin's Mañana was the first opera commissioned by the BBC.
1956-02-01
1956
1h 13m
Released
0.00
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
