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Peter Brook’s 1953 film adaptation of the John Gay opera. Laurence Olivier plays MacHeath, a highwayman in Newgate prison, and his love for too many beautiful women.
Cartoon short. A spoof on Romeo and Juliet, with Popeye the sailor as Romeo and Olive Oyl as Juliet. They sing their lines to the tunes of operatic arias.
Verdi’s opera sung in the original Italian, directed and adapted for television by George R. Foa. With Alexander Moyes as narrator. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Vittori Gui.
Radio broadcast. Critic and writer Hilary Finch looks at the influence of Shakespeare on Verdi’s Rigoletto.
Radio broadcast. Piers Burton-Page discusses with classicist Edith Hall and literary historian Roger Savage, why the tradition of deus ex machina is so enduring, focusing on the operas of Mozart and the...
Radio programme. Stephanie Hughes speaks live from the Coliseum to to people involved in the FALSTAFF opera. Alex Wilson explores the chequered history of Shakespeare in opera.
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...
Radio broadcast of scenes from Otto Nicolai’s opera. The BBC Orchestra and Chorus are conducted by George Knepler, with Ernst Schoen as director. The opera is performed in English, translation by D....
Radio programme. A five-part series in which Michael Billington talks to actors and singers about their experiences of playing the same character in theatrical and operatic productions. In episode 2 Kristine...
A show, written, staged and presented by Tim Heath, to celebrate the centenary of Verdi’s death, discussing the meeting of the ghosts of Verdi and Shakespeare. Includes excerpts from Macbeth, Otello and...
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