Those Magnificent Gods in Their Flying Machines

Synopsis
Radio broadcast. Piers Burton-Page discusses with classicist Edith Hall and literary historian Roger Savage, why the tradition of deus ex machina is so enduring, focusing on the operas of Mozart and the plays of Shakespeare.
Series
Twenty Minutes
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
5 Jul 2003 at 20:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
20 mins

Credits

Contributor
Edith Hall; Piers Burton-Page; Roger Savage

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Literature; Music
Keywords
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1752-1791); opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Deus ex machina

Notes

History
The programme was broadcast between Acts 2&3 of Mozart’s Ideomeno from Glyndebourne, a production directed by Peter Sellars, designed by Anish Kapoor, and choreographed by Mark Morris.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

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Address
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Those Magnificent Gods in Their Flying Machines". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37310 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)