Shakespeare: From Page to Stage (Audio)

Shakespeare’s tale of doomed lovers has provided the inspiration for many adaptations, and Charles Gounod’s opera remains one of the most popular. San Diego Opera’s Nicolas Reveles tells you all you need to know about this masterpiece of the French repertoire. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 16588]

Jane Smiley's "A Thousand Acres" has long been compared to Shakespeare's "King Lear." Jane Smiley and UC Davis Professor Gina Bloom, discuss the different issues presented when staging Shakespeare in contemporary times. Series: "Mondavi Center Presents" [Humanities] [Show ID: 15585]

UCSD-TV introduces viewers to the 2007 installment of the Old Globe's Summer Shakespeare Festival. The Globe brought back Shakespeare in repertory in 2004, and continues this time-honored tradition begun by Founding Director Craig Noel. The 2007 Festival features three dynamic productions: The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Measure for Measure, and Hamlet. Acclaimed director Darko Tresnjak once again serves as the Festival’s Artistic Director. Series: "Backstage at the Globe" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 12851]

This documentary covers key relationships between the two theatre traditions of Spain and England, including varied materials from performances in New Mexico and California, of theatre excerpts from Shakespeare, Lope de Vega, Calderon, and Alarcon, mostly by theatre professionals. It has visuals from Spain (the Almagro Theatre, Velazquez paintings from the Prado), England (the restored Globe Theatre, National Portrait Gallery), and historical data from the South West, including accounts of community drama in New Mexico and California. Series: "Shakespeare" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 11017]

Get your backstage pass from UCSD-TV and San Diego Opera, as opera's greatest composer meets history's greatest playwright. Verdi electrifies Shakespeare's prose as he spins the story of a dynamic leader who conquers nations, only to be conquered himself by passion and jealousy.

Series: "San Diego Opera Spotlight" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 6561]