Music Matters [09/10/2010]
- Synopsis
- Radio classical music magazine programme in which presenter Tom Service talks to English composer Alexander Goehr about his new opera ‘Promised End’, which is structured around 24 short scenes from Shakespeare’s King Lear.
- Series
- Music Matters
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 9 Oct 2010 at 12:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 45 mins
Credits
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Alexander Goehr
- Contributor
- Alexander Goehr; Tom Service
Additional Details
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations; Goehr, Alexander (1932 -)
Notes
- General
- For more information on the genesis of the opera and Goehr’s collaboration with the Shakespeare scholar Frank Kermode, see Tom Service, ‘Alexander Goehr takes on King Lear for his swansong’, The Guardian, 23 September 2010,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/23/alexander-goehr-opera-king-lear (accessed 10/2010) - History
- Goehr’s opera premiered on 9 October 2010 at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
- Reviews
- Source: Radio Times, BBC programme information http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v3zmb (accessed 10/2010).
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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, "Music Matters [09/10/2010]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72926 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)