Music Matters [09/10/2010]

Synopsis

Radio classical music magazine programme in which presenter Tom Service talks to English composer Alexander Goehr about his new opera ‘Promised End’, which is structured around 24 short scenes from Shakespeare’s King Lear.

Series

Music Matters

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

9 Oct 2010 at 12:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

45 mins

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Alexander Goehr

Contributor

Alexander Goehr; Tom Service

Additional Details

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations; Goehr, Alexander (1932 -)

Notes

General

For more information on the genesis of the opera and Goehr’s collaboration with the Shakespeare scholar Frank Kermode, see Tom Service, ‘Alexander Goehr takes on King Lear for his swansong’, The Guardian, 23 September 2010,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/23/alexander-goehr-opera-king-lear (accessed 10/2010)

History

Goehr’s opera premiered on 9 October 2010 at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, BBC programme information http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v3zmb (accessed 10/2010).

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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