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
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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)