Scheherazade by Alberto Vargas Photo: Commons
Based on One Thousand and One Nights in which the Sultan's latest wife weaves a tapestry of stories, a shield against the crimson dawn.
Stories of dervishes & caliphs, fishermen & djinn, kings & viziers set in the ancient lands of Persia & India.
Illustrated introduction to Rimsky-Korsakov's colourful work, presented by Amber Read
