Shakespeare: Macbeth
- Alternative title
- Macbeth
- Synopsis
- Radio series, broadcast over five consecutive days, in which Peggy Reynolds unravels the plot of a Shakespeare play and introduces music associated with it. Part 5 MACBETH includes excerpts from Verdi’s Macbeth (La Scala Chorus and Orchestra/Abbado), Horovitz’s Glamis Thou Art (Sarah Walker, soprano; Graham Johnson, piano), Smetana Macbeth and the Witches (Radoslav Kvapil (piano) and Massenet Scenes Dramatiques (Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra/John Eliot Gardiner).
- Series
- Sound Stories
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 22 May 1998 at 11:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Piers Burton-Page
- Music
- Bedrich Smetana; Giuseppe Verdi; Joseph Horovitz; Jules Massenet
- Contributor
- Peggy Reynolds
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- Music; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
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, "Shakespeare: Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37856 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)