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Seven Classic Plays
- Author
- various authors
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Craig Black
- Publish Date
- 1 January 2006
- Run Time
- 11 hours 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Blackstone Audio is proud to present seven great plays in a collection that illustrates the development of European drama from ancient times to the threshold of the modern theater: Medea by Euripides, The Tempest by Shakespeare, The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, Camille by Dumas, An Enemy of the People by Ibsen, Arms and the Man by Shaw, and Uncle Vanya by Chekhov.
A superb repertory company with distinguished guest artists has been assembled here, under the direction of veteran producer Yuri Rasovsky, who has won both an Audie Award for book production and the George Foster Peabody Award for broadcasting. These full performances use all the resources of audio to full advantage while keeping the substance of the works intact, resulting in both greater intimacy and lively theatrics.
Critics Review
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“Classic Plays is what audio theater ought to be. Rasovsky proves he is an audio showman, and this is a showcase for his great talents. These spoken works function so well in the audio medium with the scholarly manuscripts, astonishing period music, and the sumptuous cast.”
Audiobook World
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“An Enemy of the People is the play Ibsen wrote, with unusual dispatch…It reflects the dramatist’s belief that the so-called ‘solid majority’ of democracy is made up largely of slow-thinking ‘serfs’; it’s the enlightened few, ‘attuned to the future,’ who by rights should rule.”
New York Times
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“From Euripides to Chekhov, the listener can experience the power of excellent theater…Well rendered period music lends suitable atmosphere; themes such as war vs. peace seem quite contemporary; witty and polished presentations enchant.”
Kliatt
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“Rasovsky’s own translation is excellent—the text is more informal and idiomatic than some older renderings—and the minor editing is effective…The small cast keeps the production easy to follow.”
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Details
- Author
- various authors
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 11 hours 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 January 2006
- ISBN
- 9781483089164
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Craig Black
- Genre
- Plays, playscripts, Anthologies: general, Plays, playscripts, Plays, playscripts, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Classic and pre-20th century plays
Synopsis
Blackstone Audio is proud to present seven great plays in a collection that illustrates the development of European drama from ancient times to the threshold of the modern theater: Medea by Euripides, The Tempest by Shakespeare, The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, Camille by Dumas, An Enemy of the People by Ibsen, Arms and the Man by Shaw, and Uncle Vanya by Chekhov.A superb repertory company with distinguished guest artists has been assembled here, under the direction of veteran producer Yuri Rasovsky, who has won both an Audie Award for book production and the George Foster Peabody Award for broadcasting. These full performances use all the resources of audio to full advantage while keeping the substance of the works intact, resulting in both greater intimacy and lively theatrics.
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