The Tempest (Arkangel Complete Shakespeare)
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From AudioFile<br/><br/>Shakespeare's last play, THE TEMPEST, is a drama of brotherly strife and forgiveness set on an unnamed island. This full-cast recording is part of Arkangel's complete Shakespeare cycle, and it features some fine British talent, including Simon Russell Beale in the role of Antonio. (Listeners may recognize Beale from his work on Chivers's Shakespeare series for children.) Adrian Lester plays the spirit Ariel and sings in a haunting contralto. Indeed, the original song settings and original incidental music in this recording are its most pleasant surprises. D.B. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine<br/><br/>Product Description<br/><br/>The widely acclaimed Oxford School Shakespeare series offers students the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's plays. THE TEMPEST, probably written around 1611, dramatizes Prospero's plight to escape banishment to a lonely island by his brother Antonio.
The Tempest (Arkangel Complete Shakespeare) William Shakespeare
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From AudioFile<br/><br/>Shakespeare's last play, THE TEMPEST, is a drama of brotherly strife and forgiveness set on an unnamed island. This full-cast recording is part of Arkangel's complete Shakespeare cycle, and it features some fine British talent, including Simon Russell Beale in the role of Antonio. (Listeners may recognize Beale from his work on Chivers's Shakespeare series for children.) Adrian Lester plays the spirit Ariel and sings in a haunting contralto. Indeed, the original song settings and original incidental music in this recording are its most pleasant surprises. D.B. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine<br/><br/>Product Description<br/><br/>The widely acclaimed Oxford School Shakespeare series offers students the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's plays. THE TEMPEST, probably written around 1611, dramatizes Prospero's plight to escape banishment to a lonely island by his brother Antonio.