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Rameau: Operas (11-Disc Box) (2011)

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 1140 minutes), £49.99

This collection of five operas, and a rarely performed grand motet, offers a glimpse into the magnificent output of one of the leading French composers of the Baroque era. Jean-Philippe Rameau is renowned...

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Stand-Up Shakespeare (1990 Television)

Series

Adrienne Clarkson Presents

Director

Mark Blandford

Producer

Mark Blandford

A revue. Readings from Shakespeare and songs set to music. Performed cabaret-style in the pub’Will’s Place’. The music embraces jazz, baroque, samba and gospel-rock. First staged by the Shubert...

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England, My England: The Story of Henry Purcell (2010)

Director

Tony Palmer

Subject

Drama; Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 152 minutes), £13.49

A dramatisation of the life and times of Henry Purcell. Little is known about the enigmatic composer, but director Tony Palmer makes up for this by contextualising his story in late 17th Century England, and...

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Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1998 Radio)

aka: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Series

Sound Stories

Producer

Piers Burton-Page

Radio series, broadcast over five consecutive days, in which Peggy Reynolds unravels the plot of a Shakespeare play and introduces music associated with it. Part 4 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM includes...

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Cirque du Soleil: Dralion (2000 Video)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

DVD

A performance of ‘Dralion’ by the Cirque du Soleil, incorporating dance, music, mime, theatre and acrobatics, shot during four performances in San Francisco. Utilizing innovative techniques, the video...

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Morning on 3 [31/10/2005] (2005 Radio)

Series

Morning on 3

In the first week of November, each weekday edition of the BBC radio programme MORNING ON 3 featured two pieces of music inspired by Shakespeare. The following pieces of music were broadcast on this date:...

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Quidam (2000 Video)

aka: Cirque du Soleil Presents Quidam

Director

David Mallet

Producer

Rocky Oldham

Subject

Drama

Distribution

DVD

A performance of ‘Quidam’ by the Cirque du Soleil, recorded live in Amsterdam. Incorporates dance, live music, dramatic lighting, extravagent costumes, theatre and acrobatics to create a story of...

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Cirque du Soleil: Box Set (2004)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £29.99

A performance of ‘Dralion’ by the Cirque du Soleil, incorporating dance, music, mime, theatre and acrobatics. Also includes a behind-the-scenes segment on the production of the show.

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Lyric Ode on the Fairies, Aerial Beings and Witches of Shakespeare (2003 Audio)

Producer

Martin Compton

Secular cantatas composed by Thomas Linley (1756-1788); libretto by French Lawrence. Lorna Anderson and Julia Gooding (sopranos) and Richard Wistreich, (bass) with The Parley of Instruments Baroque...

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Dreams That Money Can Buy (1946 Video)

Director

Hans Richter

Subject

Art; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes), £19.99

Painter, film theorist and film-maker Hans Richter, one of the most influential members of the cinematic avant-garde, assembled some of the century’s liveliest artists as co-creators for this film,...

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