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Drama on 3: The Leopard

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11/05/2008

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Don Fabrizio contemplates his obsolescence amid the social changes of the Risorgimento.

By Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Don Fabrizio, a member of the old Italian aristocracy, contemplates his obsolescence amid the social changes of the Risorgimento.

By Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, and adapted for radio by Michael Hastings.

Don Fabrizio, a member of the old Italian aristocracy, contemplates his obsolescence amidst the great social changes during the Risorgimento of the 19th century. The head of an opulent household in Sicily, he reflects nostalgically on the past as his family grows to maturity and Garibaldi's republican movement puts an end to the feudal system and the traditions of the old bourgeoisie.

Don Fabrizio ...... Stanley Townsend
Princess Stella/Concetta at 70 ...... Julie Legrand
Concetta ...... Claire Price
Angelica ...... Hayley Atwell
Ciccio/Pallavicino/Priest ...... Joseph Alessi
Father Pirrone ...... James Hayes
Francesco/Carlo ...... Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Tancredi ...... Tom Hiddleston
Calogero/Chevalley ...... Anthony O'Donnell
Giovanni ...... Harry McEntire
Angelica at 70 ...... Claire Nielson

Director: Lucy Bailey
Producer: Nicholas Newton.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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