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Happiness (2008 Radio)
- Series
- Words and Music
- Producer
- Elizabeth Arno
Radio programme on the theme of happiness curated and introduced by Simon Russell Beale. The programme ends with ‘Now until the break of day’ from A Midsummer Night’s Dream read by John Rogan and an...
Hamlet at the Symphony (2008 Radio)
- Series
- Morning Edition
- Director
- Gerald Freedman
Radio broadcast. As part of the ‘Morning Edition’ news programme, presenter David Bower talks to conductor John Mauceri about his performance of Shostakovich’s 1964 score for Kozintsev’s HAMLET as "a...
Otello (2008 Radio)
- Series
- Live from the Met
Live broadcast of Verdi’s opera with Johan Botha as Otello and Renee Fleming as Desdemona. Semyon Bychkov conducts The New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra in a production by Elijah Moshinsky....
Iain Burnside [20/04/2008] (2008 Radio)
aka: Shakespeare’s Birthday
- Series
- Iain Burnside
Radio broadcast. To mark Shakespeare’s 444th birthday, pianist and presenter Iain Burnside presents music inspired by Shakespeare and talks to guest Nicholas Hytner, director. The playlist ranges from...
Performance on 3 [21/4/2008] (2008 Radio)
- Series
- Performance on 3
Radio broadcast. In the second part of the programme, Tom Service presents a concert featuring Sibelius’s two orchestral suites for The Tempest performed in the context of performances of scenes from...
Spirit World, The (2008 Radio)
- Series
- Words and Music
- Producer
- Tim Prosser
Radio programme featuring a selection of poetry and music on the theme of the spirit world. The programme includes an excerpt from Verdi’s Macbeth. Dominic West’s reading of the Apparition Scene...
Romeo et Juliette (2008 Radio)
aka: Romeo and Juliet
- Series
- Opera on 3
Radio broadcast of Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette in an Opera North performance given at the Grand Theatre in Leeds, John Fulljames directs the Orchestra of Opera North (conducted by Martin Andre) with...
Kiss Me, Kate (2008 Television)
- Director
- Andreas Morell; Barrie Kosky
Televised recording of the premiere of Cole Porter’s musical adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Barrie Kosky for the Komische Oper, Berlin. The orchestra is conducted by Koen Schoots....
Today [27/08/2008] (2008 Radio)
- Series
- Today
Radio current affairs and news programme presented by John Humphrys and Edward Stourton. Includes an item, introduced by Humphrys, that reports on Ian McKellen recording a few lines from Sonnet 18 ‘Shall I...
Sleep (2008 Radio)
- Series
- Words and Music
- Producer
- Jeremy Evans
Radio programme featuring a selection of poetry and music on the theme of sleep. The programme includes an excerpt from Macbeth III ii ("Come Seeling Night") read by Adrian Rawlins and a Tanglewood Festival...