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Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare's last great play. The wronged duke raises a tempest to shipwreck his old opponents on his island so that he can ensure justice is done. With Emillia Fox as Miranda, Scott Handy in the pivotal role of the sprite Ariel and Ben Owukwe as Caliban, this new production, directed by John Tydeman, balance the magic and the earthiness with music playing a key role.
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Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare's last great play.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
'The Tempest' is a play that lends itself well to listening where the imagination can supply the magic and mystery that are not always convincing on stage, but the performance needs to use the aural medium well if this is to happen for the listener. Simply recording actors reading the parts and adding some music and sound effects is not enough. The Naxos version is the latest of several recordings that present the play serviceably, but remain rather flat and uninspiring despite generally good performances from the actors. Much depends of course on the role of Prospero. Ian McKellen has apparently not played the part in the theatre, and this lack of experience shows. He sounds uninvolved most of the time, a genial uncle figure lacking the darker undertones of the character.
For some years the BBC has been sitting on a recording from 1974 which shows exactly how to do it, a brilliantly realised audio production making full use of the medium to create an engrossing sound-world into which the listener is drawn and in which the actors can truly play their parts. It has, furthermore, the advantage of casting the incomparable Paul Scofield, one of the finest Prosperos of recent times. It is a puzzling mystery in itself that this gem of a recording has never been commercially issued, but a good transcription onto CD can be obtained through the Open University.
For some years the BBC has been sitting on a recording from 1974 which shows exactly how to do it, a brilliantly realised audio production making full use of the medium to create an engrossing sound-world into which the listener is drawn and in which the actors can truly play their parts. It has, furthermore, the advantage of casting the incomparable Paul Scofield, one of the finest Prosperos of recent times. It is a puzzling mystery in itself that this gem of a recording has never been commercially issued, but a good transcription onto CD can be obtained through the Open University.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Fantastic music, passionate and believable readers. Perfect tone. Money well spent. (this is coming from somebody doing a diploma on Shakespeare)
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Having long been fascinated by the themes of this play,but no fan of Shakespeare-I decided to buy this CD after studying the cast list and reviews.
It is a splendid production,enhanced by the judicious use of music: lute,songs and brass ensemble;and by the sounds of the sea in the background of many scenes.
Some famous phrases-some still in common usage-have their origins here :'O brave new world',to name but one.
The acting is superb,particularly Sir Ian Mckellen's Prospero and Scott Handy's Ariel.
I would recommend to all who,like me,have hitherto given Shakespeare's works a wide berth.
It is a splendid production,enhanced by the judicious use of music: lute,songs and brass ensemble;and by the sounds of the sea in the background of many scenes.
Some famous phrases-some still in common usage-have their origins here :'O brave new world',to name but one.
The acting is superb,particularly Sir Ian Mckellen's Prospero and Scott Handy's Ariel.
I would recommend to all who,like me,have hitherto given Shakespeare's works a wide berth.
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