The Essential Shakespeare Live

Various Artists

• Released on 22/04/2016 by Opus Arte
• Main artist: Laurence Olivier
• Genre: Humour/Spoken Word

Digital booklet

1 Coriolanus, Act III Scene 3

Laurence Olivier 00:06:08

Laurence Olivier, Performer - Harry Andrews, Performer - Michael Blakemore, Performer - Kenneth Gilbert, Performer - Peter Woodthorpe, Performer - Paul Hardwick, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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2 Henry VI Part III, Act I Scene 4: The Wars of the Roses

Donald Sinden 00:04:14

Donald Sinden, Performer - Peggy Ashcroft, Performer - John Corvin, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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3 King Lear, Act IV Scene 6

Paul Scofield 00:08:23

Paul Scofield, Performer - Brian Murray, Performer - John Laurie, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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4 Hamlet: Hamlet, Act III Scene 1

David Warner 00:02:12

David Warner, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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5 Twelfth Night, Act II Scene 5

Donald Sinden 00:08:26

Donald Sinden, Performer - Tony Church, Performer - Alton Kumalo, Performer - Jeffery Dench, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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6 Julius Caesar, Act I Scene 2

Patrick Stewart 00:08:27

Patrick Stewart, Performer - John Wood, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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7 Antony and Cleopatra, Act II Scene 5 (music by G. Woolfenden)

Janet Suzman 00:07:08

Janet Suzman, Performer - Charles Joseph, Performer - Rosemary McHale, Performer - Sidney Livingstone, Performer - Jeremy Barlow, Performer - Gordon Kempler, Performer - Charles Fullbrook, Performer - Tony McVey, Performer - Peter Washtell, Performer - Robin Weatherall, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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8 Richard II, Act IV Scene 1

Richard Pasco 00:10:30

Richard Pasco, Performer - Sebastian Shaw, Performer - Ian Richardson, Performer - Clement McCallum, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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9 Romeo and Juliet, Act II Scene 2

Ian McKellen 00:11:49

Ian McKellen, Performer - Francesca Annis, Performer - Marie Kean, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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DISC 2

1 Henry V, Act I: Prologue

Emrys James 00:01:53

Emrys James, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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2 Henry V, Act I Scene 2

Alan MacKenzie Howard 00:04:11

Alan MacKenzie Howard, Performer - Oliver Ford Davies, Performer - Edwin Richfield, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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3 The Comedy of Errors, Act III Scene 2

Roger Rees 00:04:26

Roger Rees, Performer - Michael Williams, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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4 The Tempest, Act V Scene 1

Derek Jacobi 00:04:19

Derek Jacobi, Performer - Mark Rylance, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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5 King Richard III, Act I Scene 2

Antony Sher 00:10:55

Antony Sher, Performer - Penny Downie, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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6 As You Like It, Act II Scene 7

Joseph O'Conor 00:11:07

Joseph O'Conor, Performer - Alexander Wilson, Performer - Alan Rickman, Performer - Hilton McRae, Performer - Andrew Yeats, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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7 The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II Scene 1 (music by J. Sams)

Janet Dale 00:06:18

Janet Dale, Performer - Duncan Lindsay, Performer - Christopher Lacey, Performer - Victor Slaymark, Performer - Steve Pierce, Performer - Peter Whittaker, Performer - Roderick Teale, Performer - Brian Newman, Performer - Duncan Hollowood, Performer - David Hissey, Performer - Peter Chapman, Performer - Benjamin Grove, Performer - Tim Higgs, Performer - Peter Washtell, Performer - Tony McVey, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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8 Titus Andronicus, Act III Scene 2

Brian Cox 00:07:27

Brian Cox, Performer - Donald Sumpter, Performer - Jeremy Gilley, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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9 Henry IV Part I, Act V Scene 1 (music by E. Gregson)

Robert Stephens 00:02:47

Robert Stephens, Performer - Michael Maloney, Performer - Tony McVey, Performer - Bernard Shaw, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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10 Henry VI Part III, Act II Scene 5

David Oyelowo 00:04:48

David Oyelowo, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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11 All's Well That Ends Well, Act I Scene 3 (music by P. Englishby)

Judi Dench 00:09:02

Judi Dench, Performer - Arthur Kohn, Performer - Claudie Blakley, Performer - Jill Heartfield, Performer - Bruce O'Neil, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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DISC 3

1 Othello, Act I Scene 3

Ian Holm 00:09:52

Ian Holm, Performer - Paul Hardwick, Performer - Paul Robeson, Performer - Mary Ure, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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2 Henry IV Part I, Act II Scene 4

Ian Holm 00:11:51

Ian Holm, Performer - Hugh Emrys Griffith, Performer - Clive Swift, Performer - Patience Collier, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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The Winter's Tale: Speech by Autolysus

3 The Winter's Tale, Act V Scene 3 (music by G. Woolfenden)

Barrie Ingham 00:08:19

Barrie Ingham, Performer - Elizabeth Spriggs, Performer - Richard Pasco, Performer - Judi Dench, Performer - Nicholas Selby, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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4 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II Scene 1 (music by R. Peaslee)

Alan MacKenzie Howard 00:07:32

Alan MacKenzie Howard, Performer - Ben Kingsley, Performer - Frances J. de Lautour, Performer - John Kane, Performer - Tony McVey, Performer - Robin Weatherall, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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5 Love's Labour's Lost, Act IV Scene 3

Ian William Richardson 00:03:00

Ian William Richardson, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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6 The Merchant of Venice, Act III Scene 1

John Darrell 00:08:06

John Darrell, Performer - William Armstrong, Performer - David Suchet, Performer - David Waller, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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7 Measure for Measure, Act III Scene 1

Juliet Stevenson 00:06:16

Juliet Stevenson, Performer - Oliver Ford Davies, Performer - Daniel Massey, Performer - John Nolan, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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8 Macbeth, Act I Scene 7 (music by G. Burgon)

Jonathan Pryce 00:05:25

Jonathan Pryce, Performer - Sinéad Moira Cusack, Performer - Brian Newman, Performer - Duncan Hollowood, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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9 Much Ado About Nothing, Act IV Scene 1

Roger Allam 00:05:11

Roger Allam, Performer - Susan Fleetwood, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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10 Troilus and Cressida, Act V Scene 1

Ciaran Hinds 00:05:21

Ciaran Hinds, Performer - Paterson Joseph, Performer - Simon Russell Beale, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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11 The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act II Scene 3

Richard Moore 00:02:30

Richard Moore, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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DISC 4

1 Henry VIII, Act II Scene 4: All is True

Robert Whitelock 00:09:05

Robert Whitelock, Performer - Barry Aird, Performer - Paul Jesson, Performer - Jane Lapotaire, Performer - Ian Hogg, Performer - Darrell D'Silva, Performer - David Hobbs, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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2 Timon of Athens, Act IV Scene 3

Michael Pennington 00:08:25

Michael Pennington, Performer - Richard McCabe, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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3 King John, Act III Scene 3

Henry Guy 00:04:06

Henry Guy, Performer - Trevor Cooper, Performer - Alison Fiske, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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4 Pericles, Act V Scene 1 (music by S. Davey)

Kananu Kirimi 00:05:37

Kananu Kirimi, Performer - Ray Fearon, Performer - Roger Frost, Performer - Tom Beard, Performer - Christopher Lacey, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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5 The Taming of the Shrew, Act II Scene 1

Ian Gelder 00:08:05

Ian Gelder, Performer - Jasper Britton, Performer - Alexandra Gilbreath, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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6 Cymbeline, Act II Scene 2

Emma Fielding 00:05:53

Emma Fielding, Performer - Esther Ruth Elliott, Performer - Anton Lesser, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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7 Antony and Cleopatra, Act III Scene 13

Nick Court 00:08:14

Nick Court, Performer - Harriet Walter, Performer - Patrick Stewart, Performer - Ken Bones, Performer - Rob Carroll, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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8 King Lear, Act V Scene 3

Ian McKellen 00:06:27

Ian McKellen, Performer - Jonathan Hyde, Performer - Ben Meyjes, Performer - Julian Harries, Performer - Richard Goulding, Performer - Ben Addis, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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9 Henry V, Act V Scene 2

Geoffrey Streatfeild 00:10:34

Geoffrey Streatfeild, Performer - Alexia Healy, Performer - Hannah Barrie, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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10 Hamlet: Hamlet, Act II Scene 2

Oliver Ford Davies 00:08:07

Oliver Ford Davies, Performer - David Tennant, Performer - Sam Alexander, Performer - Tom Davey, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist

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About the album

• 4 disc(s) - 41 track(s)
• Total length: 04:42:26
• 1 Digital booklet

• Main artist: Laurence Olivier
• Label: Opus Arte
• Genre: Humour/Spoken Word
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

Digital booklet

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