Many Faces of Romeo and Juliet, The

Synopsis: Musical series featuring classical and Broadway music. This episode presents four versions of the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet performed in the theatre, opera (Gounod), ballet (Prokofiev) and the American musical (West Side Story). Includes discussions with Jason Robards, Claire Bloom, Sandor Konya, Anne Moffo, Erik Bruhn, Carla Fracci, Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence.
Series: Bell Telephone Hour, The
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Availability: No archive copy found (2007)
Notes: The Erik Bruhn extract is included on the DVD Rudolph Nureyev/Erik Bruhn: Their Complete Bell Telephone Hour Performances 1961-7 and available from amazon.com
Subjects: Music
Keywords: dance; musicals; opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)