Orson Welles’ The Merchant of Venice
- Alternative title
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Synopsis
- The complete Columbia/Mercury recording of Orson Welles’ 1938 production of The Merchant of Venice. The 2 CD set also contains seven scenes from Macbeth with Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson.
- Series
- Mercury Text Records
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Year of release
- 1999
- Recording date
- 1938
- Duration
- c147
Credits
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Elliot Carter
- Cast
Brenda Forbes Portia Edgar Barrier Bassanio Erskine Sanford Old Gobbo Joseph Holland Antonio Norman Lloyd Launcelot Gobbo Orson Welles Shylock Orson Welles Prince of Morocco
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Mercury Theatre Company
- Production type
- Sound Recordings(Commercial)
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Recorded July-September 1938. Released on CD by Pearl 1999.
- Reviews
- For an assessment of Welles as Shylock in the recording see Anderegg, Michael Orson Welles, Shakespeare and Popular Culture (New York: Columbia University Press, 1999), p51-2
Production Company
- Name
Pearl Records
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
Distributor
- Name
Pavilion Records
- pearl@pavilionrecords.com
- Web
- http://www. pavilionrecords.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (01189) 278 3591
- Fax
- +44 (01189) 278 4156
- Address
- Sparrows Green
Wadhurst
East Sussex
TN5 6SJ
UK
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Orson Welles’ The Merchant of Venice". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66460 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)