Antony and Cleopatra

Synopsis

A television production of Samuel Barber’s opera, first performed in 1966, with libretto by Franco Zeffirelli with Catherine Malfitano as Cleopatra and Richard Cowan as Antony. The Lyric Opera of Chicago is conducted by Richard Buckley. The production was designed for stage by Elijah Moshinsky and for television by Kirk Browning.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Availability

No distributor or archive copy known (1/2008).

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Elijah Moshinsky; Kirk Browning

Writer

Franco Zeffirelli

Music

Samuel Barber

Production Design

Michael Yeargan

Costume

Michael Yeargan

Choreographer

Kenneth von Heidecke

Cast

Barbara Thiele
Catherine Malfitano
Eric Halfvarson
Jacques Trussel
James Ramlet
Kurt Link
Michael Wadsworth (2)
Patrick Dennistan
Paul Kreider
Philip Zawisza
Richard Cowan
Wendy White
William F. Walker

Production Company

Name

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Name

WNET