Konzert des Münchener Rundfunkorchesters: Sonett Für Eine Lady

Alternative title

Munich Broadcasting Orchestra Concert: Sonnett for a Lady

Synopsis

German actress Senta Berger moderates a literary and musical exploration about the identity of Shakespeare’s Dark Lady in the third concert in the ‘Mittwochs um halb acht’ (Wednesdays at 7.30) series of concerts relayed live from the Prinzegententheater in Munich. The Munich Rundfunkorchester (broadcasting orchestra), directed by Ulf Schirmer, plays music from William Walton’s music for AS YOU LIKE IT, Dvorak’s Othello overture, Verdi’s Macbeth, as well as Tchaikovsky’s and Berlioz’s music for Romeo and Juliet.

Series

Mittwochs um Halb Acht

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

23 Jan 2008 at 19:30 (Channel: Bayerischer Rundfunk)

Duration

93 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Music

Antonin Dvorak; Giuseppe Verdi; Hector Berlioz; Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; William Walton

Contributor

Senta Berger; Ulf Schirmer

Additional Details

Theatre

Prinzregententheater in Munich, Germany

Production type

Other

Plays

As You Like It; Macbeth; Othello; Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations

Notes

Notes

Live relay on Bayern 4 Klassik station.

Reviews

Source: www.br-online.de/bayern4 (accessed 25/1/2008)

Production Company

Name

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

Address

Rundfunkplatz 1
Munich
80335
Germany