Learning on ScreenEnchanted Island, The
- Synopsis
- Opera. Conductor William Christie and librettist Jeremy Sams assembled the score from the music of Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau and others. A pastiche retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The production was directed for stage by Phelim McDermott. Hosted for the BBC by Margaret Junwait with Ira Siff.
- Series
- Opera on 3: Live from the Met
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain; United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 21 Jan 2012 at 18:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 210 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Phelim McDermott
- Writer
- Jeremy Sams
- Music
- William Christie
- Production Design
- Julian Crouch
- Costume
- Kevin Pollard
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY
- Theatre company
- New York Metropolitan Opera and Chorus
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Tempest, The
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Enchanted Island, The
Notes
- History
- World premiere December 31 2011, The Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY. Broadcast in the The Met Live on HD series. Hosted by Deborah Voight.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Name
Metropolitan Opera, New York
- metropolitanopera@metopera.org
- Web
- https://www.metopera.org/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- 30 Lincoln Center
New York, NY
10023
USA
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive, Oral History
- oralhistory@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/sound/ohist/oralhistory.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7404
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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