SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Shostakovich’s opera broadcast live from the New York Metropolitan Opera and directed by Graham Vick. Maria Ewing is Katerina and Vladimir Galusin is Sergei, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra are conducted by James Conlon.

Series

Live from the Met

Language

Russian

Country

United States

Medium

Radio

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

10 Dec 1994 at 18:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

205 (inc. interval quiz)

Credits

Director

Graham Vick

Writer

Alexander Preis

Music

Dmitri Shostakovich

Cast

Charles Kael	Millhand
Janet Hopkins	Akinya
Maria Ewing	Katerina
Mark Baker (2)	Zinovy
Sergei Kop ák	Boris
Vladimir Galusin	Sergei

Additional Details

Theatre

Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY

Theatre company

New York Metropolitan Opera

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Macbeth

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Texaco’s Opera Quiz: Edward Downes (host) with Cori Ellison, John Ardoin and Terrence McNally.

History

Acts 1 & 2: 18.30:20.15. Acts 3 & 4: 20.45:21.55. The Met Opera Quiz 20.15:20.45.

Production Company

Name

Metropolitan Opera, New York

Email

metropolitanopera@metopera.org

Web

https://www.metopera.org/ External site opens in new window

Address

30 Lincoln Center
New York, NY
10023
USA

Sponsor

Name

European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

Name

Texaco

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

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

Name

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Email

rha@nypl.org

Web

http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/rha/rha.html External site opens in new window

Phone

(212) 870 1663

Address

New York Public Library of Recorded Sound
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 100123