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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1978 Radio, Television)
- Series
- Lively Arts: In Performance
- Director
- Vincent Dowdall
- Producer
- Ian Watt-Smith
Television presentation of the opera by Benjamin Britten, performed by the Welsh National Opera and produced by Ian Watt-Smith. The Welsh Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Anthony Hose. With an...
Beatrice et Benedict (1978 Television)
aka: Beatrice and Benedict
- Series
- Evening at Symphony
- Director
- William Cosel
A concert series featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Concert version of Hector Berlioz’ opera Beatrice et Benedict with Janice Meyerson as Beatrice and Stuart Burrows as Benedick. The Boston Symphony...
Otello (1978 Television)
- Series
- Live from the Met
- Director
- Kirk Browning; Fabrizio Melano
- Producer
- Franco Zeffirelli; Christopher Sarson
Live recording of Verdi’s opera staged at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York hosted by Francis Robinson. Jon Vickers sings the title role. The New York Metropolitan Opera and Chorus is conducted by...
Merry Wives of Windsor, The (1978 Television)
aka: Lustigen Weiber von Windsor
- Director
- Richard Carter (2); Frank Galati
Otto Nicolai’s opera with Eugene Johnson as Falstaff. The production was designed for stage by Frank Galati and for television by Richard Carter. The Chicago Opera Theatre is conducted by Robert Frisbie.
Songs of Ariel, The (1978 Audio)
An EP (extended play) recording by Ian Charleson of Ariel’s songs. Music is by Guy Woolfenden, played by the Royal Shakespeare Wind Ensemble and conducted by Woolfenden. The music comes from Clifford...
Mendelssohn’s Dream (1978 Television)
- Series
- Open University A101
- Producer
- Robert Philip
Open University programme made to support the A101 Arts Foundation course. The programme shows how Weber’s ‘Der Freischutz’ and ‘Oberon’ influenced Mendelssohn when he came to write the Overture...
Macbeth (1978 Radio)
- Series
- Madrigals to Musicals, Or Shakespeare Revisited
Radio broadcast. Chris de Souza takes a look at one of Shakespeare’s plays, and plays some of the music it’s inspired over the centuries.
Romeo and Juliet (1978 Radio)
- Series
- Madrigals to Musicals, Or Shakespeare Revisited
Radio broadcast. Chris de Souza takes a look at one of Shakespeare’s plays, and plays some of the music it’s inspired over the centuries.
Two Gentlemen of Verona (1978 Radio)
- Series
- Madrigals to Musicals, Or Shakespeare Revisited
Radio broadcast. Chris de Souza takes a look at one of Shakespeare’s plays, and plays some of the music it’s inspired over the centuries.
Taming of the Shrew, The (1978 Radio)
- Series
- Madrigals to Musicals, Or Shakespeare Revisited
Radio broadcast. Chris de Souza takes a look at one of Shakespeare’s plays, and plays some of the music it’s inspired over the centuries.