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Television arts series. In this episode, hosted by James Macandrew, Professor Maynard Mack, Professor of English and Director of Humanities at Yale University and Geraint Evans (at the time appearing in...
Radio broadcast. Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Giuseppe Verdi and introduces highlights from Otello. He also considers the composer’s final contribution to the stage, based on...
Verdi’s opera with Louis Quilico as Falstaff. The conductor is Ernesto Barbini.
Radio broadcast. Fifth of six talks by William Empson in which he discusses some of the problems of character and action raised by Shakespearean characters, such as Macbeth, Hamlet and Falstaff. In this...
Fiction short. The Merry Wives of Windsor presented in ten scenes.
Radio programme. Paul Allen, who is writing a book about the character, reflects on the fascination of composers and writers with Falstaff. In this illustrated talk which covers composers such as Salierei,...
Radio programme. Julian Evans talks to American scholar and writer Harold Bloom about the character of Falstaff, a subject Bloom discussed in his book Shakespeare: the Invention of the Human.
Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Falstaff performed by the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini. Renato Bruson as Falstaff.
Elgar’s symphonic study is performed by the BBC Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
Radio transmission of Verdi’s ‘Lyrical comedy in three acts’ relayed from Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. With Arnold Matters as Falstaff. The Sadler’s Wells Orchestra and Chorus are conducted by...
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