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Shakespeare in Paris

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

When an English company gave an extended season of Shakespeare 150 years ago. the Parisian audiences were enraptured. When Harriet Smith -son played Ophelia, men wept. Her performance in Romeo and Juliet inspired Berlioz to his symphony and he' married her five years later.
Chris Kelly recalls the season - which included Kcmble. Kean and Macready - and its impact on some of the French Romantics. Script by PETER RABY Producer JOCK GALLAGHER BBC Birmingham
(Repeated: Thursday 7.45 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Harriet Smith
Unknown:
Chris Kelly
Script By:
Peter Raby
Source: Radio Times

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