Music of Romeo and Juliet, The

Synopsis

Television programme in which American conductor Lorin Maazel contrasts the different compositions inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and relates them to excerpts from the show. The Philharmonic Orchestra plays music from Tchaikovsky, Berlioz and Prokofiev.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Roy Tipping

Producer

Ian Engelmann

Music

Hector Berlioz; Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sergei Prokofiev

Contributor

Lorin Maazel

Cast

Hazel McBride
James Bate
Richard Mayes

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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