Vaughan Williams - The Stage Works

Synopsis

In the third episode of the radio series exploring the life and works of Vaughan Williams, presenter Donald Macleod explores the composer’s Shakespeare opera - Sir John in Love, and his Elizabethan and Tudor themed songs, O Mistress Mine, Six Studies in English Folk Song, The Tunning of Elinor Rumming. According to BBC Programme information, the programme discusses whether "the composer may have lacked a commercial edge, given that his private wealth meant he could ‘indulge his fancy’ in writing operas without having to worry if they did badly at the box office? While Sir John in Love had been germinating in his mind since his stint at the RSC as a musical director in 1913, his Five Tudor Portraits were suggested to him by Elgar, who recommended Skelton’s verse to him as ‘pure jazz’."

Series

Composer of the Week

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

23 Nov 2010 at 12:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Music

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Contributor

Donald Macleod

Cast

Raimund Henrincx	Sir John Falstaff
Felicity Palmer	Mistress Margaret Page
Elizabeth Bainbridge	Mistress Alice Ford
Wendy Eathorne	Anne Page

Additional Details

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901); musical adaptations; Falstaff

Notes

History

Episode 3 of 5.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

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