Shakespeare: Macbeth

Alternative title

Macbeth

Synopsis

Radio series, broadcast over five consecutive days, in which Peggy Reynolds unravels the plot of a Shakespeare play and introduces music associated with it. Part 5 MACBETH includes excerpts from Verdi’s Macbeth (La Scala Chorus and Orchestra/Abbado), Horovitz’s Glamis Thou Art (Sarah Walker, soprano; Graham Johnson, piano), Smetana Macbeth and the Witches (Radoslav Kvapil (piano) and Massenet Scenes Dramatiques (Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra/John Eliot Gardiner).

Series

Sound Stories

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

22 May 1998 at 11:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Producer

Piers Burton-Page

Music

Bedrich Smetana; Giuseppe Verdi; Joseph Horovitz; Jules Massenet

Contributor

Peggy Reynolds

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Macbeth

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Music; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

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
NW1 2DB