SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Twelfth Night

Synopsis

Austrian radio version of Shakespeare’s comedy adapted and directed for broadcasting by Alfred Hartner. With Wolfgang Gasser as Orsino, Renate Berg as Viola, and Halmut Janatsch as Fool. The music is composed by Norbert Pawlicki.

Language

German (Austria)

Country

Austria

Medium

Audio; Radio

Transmission details

2 Oct 1964 at 19:25 (Channel: ORF)

Duration

110 mins

Credits

Producer

Alfred Hartner

Writer

A.W. von Schlegel

Music

Norbert Pawlicki

Adaptor for Radio

Alfred Hartner

Cast

Renate Berg	Viola (later disguised as Cesario)
Helmut Gautier	Olivia
Wolfgang Gasser	Orsino, Duke of Illyria
Hans Hais	Malvolio
Helmut Janatsch	Feste
Alfred Traxler	Valentine
August Keilholz	Priest
Ernst Meister	Antonio
Frank Dietrich	Sebastian
Georg Bucher	Fabian
Herbert Kersten	First Officer
Herbert Prikopa	Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Klaus Logau	Second Officer
Marianne Gerzner	Maria
Michael Janisch	Sir Toby Belch
Tom Krinzinger	Captain
Walter Brandt	Curio

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Originally produced in the ORF studio in Vienna. This production is commercially available as part of the Random House Audio SHAKESPEARE BOX-WERKE CD collection (see separate entry).

Textual information

Translation by August Wilhelm Schlegel.

Reviews

ORF Radio drama database (Hörspieldatenbank) at
http://www.hoerspiele.co.at (accessed 10/2008).
Archive number: 30246.

Production Company

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