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Short radio programme showcasing some of the music written by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius for Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Video recording of a Bollywood musical version of Richard III first staged at Murdoch University, Australia in 2003.
Sheridan Morley presents a series on the history of the stage musical. This episode focuses on shows Kiss Me Kate, The Boys from Syracuse and West Side Story as well as other shows inspired by Shakespearean...
Radio talk broadcast as a preface to a transmission of Dryden/Davenant’s adaptation of The Tempest revised for the musical stage by Thomas Shadwell (see separate entry). W. W. Robson, Fellow of Lincoln...
Franco Ferrara conducts the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of Italy in Mendelssohn’s Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Radio broadcast. Tony Robinson tells modern versions of original tales against a background of music they inspired. This first programme features the story of star-crossed lovers set against the music of...
Sound recording of stage musical. A musical comedy by Paula Rosen featuring eleven original songs derived from three Shakespearean plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear, and Macbeth. The musical is...
Fernando Previtali conducts the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of Italy in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s overture-fantasy Romeo and Juliet.
Video recording of the rock musical with lyrics by Jon Hartmere, Jr. and music by Damon Intrabartol. The story focuses on two gay high school students and their struggles at their private, Catholic boarding...
Radio broadcast. Lucie Skeaping examines the career and music of Shakespeare’s regular musical collaborator, Robert Johnson, who famously created the music for The Tempest in 1611, as well as many other...