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King Lear / William Shakespeare.

LIBRA PR2819 .A23 2002 disc 1-3 + guide
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Format:
Sound recording
Author/Creator:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Contributor:
Scofield, Paul, 1922-2008.
McCowen, Alec.
Branagh, Kenneth.
Series:
Classic drama.
Classic drama
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Lear, King of England (Legendary character)--Drama.
Lear.
Lear, King of England (Legendary character).
Genre:
Drama.
Sound recordings.
Physical Description:
3 audio discs (3 hr., 6 min., 3 sec.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (28 pages : illustrations ; 13 x 14 cm).
Place of Publication:
[Germany?] : Naxos AudioBooks, [2002]
System Details:
digital
optical
1.4 m/s
stereo
Summary:
Presents Shakespeare's tragedy of a foolish and self-indulgent king who learns, late in life and after terrible suffering, the value of self-knowledge.
Contents:
In Production: King Lear through the Years / Douglas A. Brooks Brooks, Douglas A.
As Performed
King Lear and Pop Culture / Douglas Lanier Lanier, Douglas
King Lear / William Shakespeare Shakespeare, William
The Cast Speaks - the 2006 production at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, IL / Marie Macaisa Macaisa, Marie
A Voice Coach's Perspective on Speaking Shakespeare: Keeping Shakespeare Practical / Andrew Wade Wade, Andrew
In the Age of Shakespeare / Thomas Garvey Garvey, Thomas.
Participant:
Paul Scofield (King Lear), Alec McCowen (Earl of Gloucester), Kenneth Branagh (Fool), David Burke (Earl of Kent), Harriet Walter (Gonerill), Emilia Fox (Cordelia), Sara Kestelman (Regan), Richard McCabe (Edgar), Toby Stephens (Edmond) and full cast.
Notes:
"This recording uses the text of King Lear established by Jay Halio for the New Cambridge Shakespeare edition of the play (ISBN 0521337291) and also printed in the Cambridge Schools Shakespeare edition (ISBN 0521466970), both published by Cambridge University Press"--Container insert.
Compact disc.
Guide to recording inserted in container.
Recorded August 2001 at Motivation Sound Studios, London.
ISBN:
052101235X
OCLC:
49004714
Publisher Number:
NA324412C Naxos Audiobooks
NA324412 Naxos Audiobooks
NA324422 NaxosAudiobooks
NA324432 Naxos Audiobooks

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