Troilus and Cressida

Synopsis

Walton’s opera relayed live from the Royal Opera House, London, in a production by Opera North, performed by English Northern Philharmonia, conductor Richard Hickox. The broadcast is presented by James Naughtie. With a 20-minute interval between Acts II and III in which Humphrey Burton looks at the genesis of the opera in conversation with Lady Walton. Extracts from the letters between Walton and his librettist Christopher Hassall are read by Bob Peck and Christopher Fairbank.

Series

Live from Covent Garden

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Notes

Chandos Records recorded an earlier version of this production on 19 January 1995. The double CD can be purchased directly from www.chandos.net or from any other online music retailer.

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Music

William Walton

Contributor

Bob Peck; Christopher Fairbank; Humphrey Burton; James Naughtie; Richard Hickox

Cast

Alan Opie
Arthur Davies
Brian Cookson
Bruce Budd
Clive Bayley
David Owen-Lewis
James Thornton
Judith Howarth
Nigel Robson
Stephen Dowson
Yvonne Howard

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
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