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Aridosio

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by Lorenzino de'Medici
English version by Carlo Ardito
with Stephen Murray, John Moffatt, Peter Bull and Martin Jarvis

Lorenzino de'Medici, of the famous Florentine family, wrote this comedy in 1536 at the age of 22.

Contributors

Author:
Lorenzino de'Medici
English version:
Carlo Ardito
Director:
John Tydeman
Aridosio, a miser:
Stephen Murray
Marc Antonio, his brother:
Peter Bull
Lucrezia, Marc Antonio's Wife:
Mary Wimbush
Aridosio's sons - Tiberio:
John Rye
Aridosio's sons - Erminio:
Martin Jarvis
Cesare, suitor to Aridosio's daughter:
Geoffrey Collins
Lucido, Erminio's servant:
John Moffatt
Ruffo, a pimp:
Ronnie Stevens
Livia, his ward:
Rosalind Shanks
Alfonso, her father:
Alan Dudley
Briga, Alfonso's servant:
Alaric Cotter
Jacopo, a priest:
Jack May
Mona Pasqua, Erminio's nurse:
Kathleen Helme
Prologue:
Michael Tudor Barnes
Source: Radio Times

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