Learning on ScreenAntony 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
- Transmission details
- 16 Dec 1991 at 21:00 (Channel: PBS)
- Duration
- 118 mins
- Availability
- No distributor or archive copy known (1/2008).
Credits
- Director
- Elijah Moshinsky; Kirk Browning
- Writer
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Music
- Samuel Barber
- Production Design
- Michael Yeargan
- Costume
- Michael Yeargan
- Choreographer
- Kenneth von Heidecke
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- `Commissioned for the opening of the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center..., the opera was an extraordinary flop. Franco Zeffirelli created a production so overwrought and overstocked that it broke the stage’s brand new turntable (creating a logistical mess for many operas that first season)'. Edward Rothstein. The New York Times, September 29, 1991.
Production Company
- Name
WNET
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