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Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40, (last revised version in 2 acts - 1975) is an opera by Samuel Barber adapted from Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. It was based on the play Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare and made use of Shakespeare's language exclusively. Last revised version - 1975 - This version, first introduced in a conservatory staging in 1975, reached a major operatic stage only last October, when Lyric Opera of Chicago mounted it.
SN Historical Archives - TV Broadcast - 1991- Remastered 4K - acceptable quality.
Listen to the - SN Archives - Radio Broadcast - 1966 - World Premiere - Opening of the New Metropolitan Opera in NY - Early version - three acts: youtu.be/QD0CD5JATDs
Early version - three acts - The libretto was prepared by Franco Zeffirelli. The opera was first performed on September 16, 1966, commissioned for the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. After an unsuccessful premiere, the opera was extensively revised by Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti into an edition first performed in 1975.
Barber, dead these 11 years, suffered deeply, it has long been reported, from the failure of the original “Antony,” produced lavishly by Franco Zeffirelli for the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera house in Lincoln Center in 1966.
Eight years later, the composer wrote a new version--with his longtime collaborator, composer Gian Carlo Menotti, as co-librettist--requiring a smaller cast, demanding of less spectacle and dramatically tighter, than the original.
Less than two hours in length, the revised “Antony” seems a masterpiece of compression, though still uncompelling as drama; it remains, in the words of one critic, “a brisk budget tour of the play’s events.” Barber’s functional, sometimes beautiful music falls short of his higher standard.
CAST
Cleopatra - Catherine Malfitano
Antony - Richard Cowan
Caesar Octavius - Jacque Trussel
Enobarbus - Eric Halfvarson
Charmian - Wendy White
Iras - Nancy Maultsby
Agrippa - Michael Wadsworth
Dolabella - Paul Kreider
Eros - Philip Zawisza
Alexas - William F Walker
A Rustic - James Ramlet
A Messenger - Paul Jacobsen
A Soothsayer; Guard - Kurt Link
Octavia - Beverly Thiele
Thidias - Patrick Denniston
A Soldier - Brad Cresswell
A Guardsman; Guard - Charles Austin
A Senator - Roy Cornelius Smith
Guard - Gary Lehman
Guard - Victor Benedetti
Watchman - Andrew Schroeder
Watchman - Elias Mokole
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SHAKESPEARE NETWORK - Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - misanthropos.net
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
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Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40, (last revised version in 2 acts - 1975) is an opera by Samuel Barber adapted from Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. It was based on the play Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare and made use of Shakespeare's language exclusively. Last revised version - 1975 - This version, first introduced in a conservatory staging in 1975, reached a major operatic stage only last October, when Lyric Opera of Chicago mounted it.
SN Historical Archives - TV Broadcast - 1991- Remastered 4K - acceptable quality.
Listen to the - SN Archives - Radio Broadcast - 1966 - World Premiere - Opening of the New Metropolitan Opera in NY - Early version - three acts: youtu.be/QD0CD5JATDs
Early version - three acts - The libretto was prepared by Franco Zeffirelli. The opera was first performed on September 16, 1966, commissioned for the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. After an unsuccessful premiere, the opera was extensively revised by Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti into an edition first performed in 1975.
Barber, dead these 11 years, suffered deeply, it has long been reported, from the failure of the original “Antony,” produced lavishly by Franco Zeffirelli for the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera house in Lincoln Center in 1966.
Eight years later, the composer wrote a new version--with his longtime collaborator, composer Gian Carlo Menotti, as co-librettist--requiring a smaller cast, demanding of less spectacle and dramatically tighter, than the original.
Less than two hours in length, the revised “Antony” seems a masterpiece of compression, though still uncompelling as drama; it remains, in the words of one critic, “a brisk budget tour of the play’s events.” Barber’s functional, sometimes beautiful music falls short of his higher standard.
CAST
Cleopatra - Catherine Malfitano
Antony - Richard Cowan
Caesar Octavius - Jacque Trussel
Enobarbus - Eric Halfvarson
Charmian - Wendy White
Iras - Nancy Maultsby
Agrippa - Michael Wadsworth
Dolabella - Paul Kreider
Eros - Philip Zawisza
Alexas - William F Walker
A Rustic - James Ramlet
A Messenger - Paul Jacobsen
A Soothsayer; Guard - Kurt Link
Octavia - Beverly Thiele
Thidias - Patrick Denniston
A Soldier - Brad Cresswell
A Guardsman; Guard - Charles Austin
A Senator - Roy Cornelius Smith
Guard - Gary Lehman
Guard - Victor Benedetti
Watchman - Andrew Schroeder
Watchman - Elias Mokole
Please consider subscribing to our channel for More Insights: youtube.com/user/ShakespeareNetwork?sub_confirmation=1
Copyright - All rights reserved to their respective owners.
_______________________________
Read the unabridged plays online: shakespearenetwork.net/works/plays
SHAKESPEARE NETWORK - Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - misanthropos.net
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
_______________________________
Donate with PayPal today
Please consider giving a donation today to support our HD AUDIO / IMAGE Restoration Program.
The main objective of enhancing historical image and sound recordings by digital signal processing is to improve the overall quality of recordings degraded by several distortions. Whether true signal restoration or merely signal enhancement can be achieved depends heavily on the quality of the historical image and sound material.
Image and audio restoration is an extremely time-consuming process that requires skilled audio and image engineers with specific experience in motion pictures, sound and music recording techniques as well as high-end hardware and software.
Why Donate?
Donations to Shakespeare Network help sustain free knowledge and educational programs on Shakespeare Network and our ecosystem of Shakespeare Network projects. Your contributions ensure these resources remain accessible and valuable for all. Thank you.
Contact us for further info. Exclusive, New, Unique content uploads - fully re-edited-remastered. Educational Program. →
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Shakespeare Network Educational Program:
- A Companion to Shakespeare -masterclasses, reviews, reactions, Academic Studies, historical and original audio-visual content, etc.
