Top Cast
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Frederick Sharp
The Wise Man
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Edith Coates
The Widow
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Heather Harper
Luisita
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Carlos Montes
Pedro
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Naida Labay
Conchita
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Patricia Kern
Pia
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Sheila Young
Third woman
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Ivor Evans
The Mayor
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William Dickie
The Innkeeper
Overview
Broadcast on 1 February 1956, composer Arthur Benjamin's Mañana was the first opera commissioned by the BBC.
Rating
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