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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...
BBC Proms 2009 (2009 Radio)
aka: Fairy Queen
- Director
- Francesca Gilpin
Live radio transmission from the Royal Albert Hall, London, of a semi-staged production of Purcell’s theatre score The Fairy Queen, directed by Francesca Gilpin. Based on the original production for...
Discovering Music [23/08/2009] (2009 Radio)
- Series
- Discovering Music
Radio programme. Presenter Stephen Johnson is joined by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Lawrence Renes, to discuss some of the factors that make Verdi’s Otello arguably a dramatic...
Warriors (2009 Radio)
- Series
- Words and Music
- Producer
- Allegra McIlroy
Radio programme featuring a selection of poetry and music on the subject of the warrior, from classical heroes to more contemporary soldiers. The programme opens with extracts from Henry V, read by and Don...
Shakespeare at the Movies (2009 Radio)
- Series
- Friday Night is Music Night
Live radio show presented by Ken Bruce featuring music used in the films of Shakespeare. The BBC Concert Orchestra is conducted by Richard Balcombe and their performance includes extracts from William...
Do Not Go Gentle (2009 Radio)
- Series
- Words and Music
- Producer
- Philippa Ritchie
Radio programme featuring a selection of poetry and music on the subject of the challenges and consolations of old age. An extract from Cymbeline ('Fear no more’) are read by actors Barbara Jefford and...