Shakespeare and Music
- Synopsis
- Video recording of a live event hosted by Mairi Nicolson made as a preview of concerts by the
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra on 22 and 24 April 2021 devoted to music inspired by Shakespeare. They discuss the concert program, which is made up of the overture from Berlioz Béatrice et Bénédict; Melody Eötvös’ Ruler of the Hive; and the rarely performed Ballet Music from the third act of Verdi’s Macbeth.
Speakers include actor Pamela Rabe, conductor Johannes Fritzsch and composer Melody Eötvös, whose 2018 piece for orchestra and narrator, Ruler of the Hive, is inspired by five of Shakespeare’s female characters: Emilia from Othello, Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing, Helena from All’s Well That Ends Well, Isabella from Measure for Measure and Rosalind from As You Like It. - Series
- Ears Wide Open
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia
- Medium
- Video
- Transmission details
- 20 Apr 2021 at 18:00
- Duration
- 75 mins
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Music; Women’s studies; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- feminism
Notes
- General
- Rabe performs Emilia’s monologue from Othello (Act 4, Scene 3) and Isabella’s speech from Act 2, Scene 2 of Measure for Measure.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://youtu.be/NGd7hHxh2gQ
- Online format
- Streamed
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare and Music". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79431 (Accessed 29 Nov 2024)