SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Verdi’s opera relayed from the Festspielhaus, Salzburg in co-operation with the Austrian Broadcasting Company. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Arturo Toscanini.

Language

Italian (Standard)

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

26 Aug 1935 at 19:13 (Channel: BBC National Programme)

Duration

168 (incl. intervals)

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Contributor

Arturo Toscanini

Cast

Mariano Stabile	Sir John Falstaff
Mita Vassari	Mistress Margaret Page
Maria Caniglia	Mistress Alice Ford
Angelica Cravceno	Mistress Quickly
Piero Biasini	Frank Ford
Angelo Bada	Doctor Caius
Dino Borgioli	Fenton
Edith Mason	Nanette (Anne Page)
Fernando Autori	Pistol
Giuseppe Nessi	Bardolph

Additional Details

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

The broadcast was preceded by a 5-minute introduction and .interrupted by a 18-minute reading from the studio at 7.49 p.m. There was another 22-minute interval at 8.16 p.m.

Reviews

Source: BBC Programme Records 1933-1935, Radio Times.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Name

ORF

Email

kundendienst@orf.at

Web

http://ORF.at/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+43 (01) 87878-0

Address

Austrian Broadcasting Corporation Radio & Television (ORF)
Würzburggasse 30
Vienna
A-1136
Austria