Applause! Applause!

Synopsis
Radio broadcast. Richard Foster asks why human beings clap their hands to show approval and examines the history of applause citing the performance of Otello at Wien Staatsoper 1991 and its 101 curtain calls taking 90 mins.
Series
Twenty Minutes
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
14 Oct 2005 at 19:20 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
20 mins

Credits

Contributor
Richard Foster

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Othello
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
audiences; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Applause

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Applause! Applause!". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av75400 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)