Hörspiel als Live-Inszenierung: Ein Sommernachtstraum
- Alternative title
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Synopsis
- Radio version of Shakespeare’s comedy recorded live in front of an audience at the WDR broadcasting house in Cologne. Adapted for radio by Renato Gruenig and Thomas Leutzbach with Klaus Mehrlnder as director. Both Felix von Manteuffel (Oberon/Theseus) and Leslie Malton (Titania/Hippolyta) also act as narrator. Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s incidental music is performed by the Cologne station orchestra and chorus. Helmut Foschauer conducts.
- Language
- German (Standard)
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Audio; Radio
- Recording date
- 17 Dec 2001
- Transmission details
- 23 Dec 2001 at 20:05 (Channel: WDR)
- Duration
- 150 mins
Credits
- Director
- Klaus Mehrländer
- Producer
- Thomas Leutzbach
- Writer
- A.W. von Schlegel; William Shakespeare
- Adaptor for Radio
- Renato Grünig; Thomas Leutzbach
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Shakespeare Box - Werke
Notes
- Notes
- For private use, a recording of this production can be ordered from the WDR recording service (Mitschnittservice). Email: mitschnittservice@wdr.de
This production is also commercially available as part of the Random House Audio SHAKESPEARE BOX-WERKE CD collection (see separate entry). - History
- The production was transmitted live from the Klaus-Bismarck-Saal of the WDR broadcasting house in Cologne.
- Textual information
- Translation by August Wilhelm Schlegel
- Reviews
- Source: ARD radio drama archive (Hörspiel-Archiv) http://www.ard.de/radio/hoerspiel-lesung/hoerspielarchiv/ (accessed 10/2008)
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hörspiel als Live-Inszenierung: Ein Sommernachtstraum". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68387 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)