A radio portrait of the Queen of Egypt (69-30 BC), created by Roger Bunce from the writings of the Greek and Roman historians.
Music specially composed and conducted by Christos Pittas
'Plato speaks of four kinds of flattery, but Cleopatra knew a thousand.'
'By love she gained the title of Queen of the Egyptians, and when she tried by the same means to win that of Queen of the Romans she lost everything. She captivated the two greatest Romans of her day. and because of the third she destroyed herself.'
'The asp was smuggled in to her with the figs. But there is another story that she carried the poison in a hollow comb.'
With PETRA DAVIES, GREGORY DE POLNAY, JOE DUNLOP , LEONARD FENTON , JOHN GABRIEL , RONALD HERDMAN , DAVID MARCH and PHILIPÃ VOSS
Music recorded by Members of the New Chamber Soloists
Directed by JOHN THEOCHARIS
