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Vaughan Williams - The Stage Works (2010 Radio)
- Series
- Composer of the Week
In the third episode of the radio series exploring the life and works of Vaughan Williams, presenter Donald Macleod explores the composer’s Shakespeare opera - Sir John in Love, and his Elizabethan and...
Fairy Queen, The (2010 Video)
- Director
- Jonathan Kent
Semi-staged opera in a prologue and five acts based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and directed by Jonathan Kent. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Glyndebourne Chorus are...
Rossini’s Otello (2010 Radio)
aka: Otello
- Series
- Opera on 3
Radio broadcast of a concert performance of Rossini’s opera. The American tenor John Osborn sings the title role with Anna Caterina Antonacci as Desdemona. Evelino Pido conducts the Lyon Opera Orchestra...
Falstaff (2010 Film)
- Director
- Maria Riccetto; Stefano Poda
Verdi’s opera performed at the Palais Opéra de Liège. The Opera and Chorus of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie is conducted by Paolo Arrivabeni. Stefano Poda directs for stage and Matteo Ricchetti for...
Falstaff (2010 Video)
- Director
- Richard Jones; Francois Roussillon
Verdi’s opera. The Glynebourne Festival Opera and the London Philharmonic Orchestra are conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. Christopher Purves is Falstaff. Richard Jones directed for stage and François...
Through the Looking Glass (2009 Radio)
- Series
- Words and Music
Radio programme featuring a selection of poetry and music on the theme of mirrors and reflections, variously showing the mirror as a symbol of vanity, self-examination and the limits of human understanding....
Macbeth (2009 Radio)
- Director
- Vilppu Viljunen
Live broadcast of Verdi’s Macbeth directed by Vilppu Kiljunen. Marco Vratogna and Lena Nordin are the Macbeths. The Royal Swedish Opera Chorus and Orchestra are conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi. Presented...
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (2009 Radio, Television)
- Series
- Mendelssohn Weekend
- Director
- Tim Carroll
- Producer
- David Papp
A special, fully-staged production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with Mendelssohn’s complete incidental music, broadcast on air, online and via red button. Director Tim Carroll introduces the production...
Tempest, The (2009 Audio)
Three-act opera by Lee Holby based on The Tempest. Hugh Murphy conducts the Purchase Opera.
Capuleti e I Montecchi, I (2009 Radio)
aka: Capulets and the Montagues, The
- Series
- Opera on 3
Bellini’s setting of Vaccai’s version of Romeo and Juliet. The version differs from Shakespeare’s play in featuring two rival political factions instead of...