Glass

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Lesley Bruce - Glass

Drama: Historical

Music: Classical

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Lesley Bruce - Glass

How Franklin, Mesmer and Mozart are linked by the invention of the glass harmonica.

How the lives of Franklin, Mesmer and Mozart are linked by the invention of the glass harmonica. Stars Nicholas Farrell.

In 1761, Benjamin Franklin invented the glass harmonica.

Drama exploring the impact of this peculiar instrument on the lives of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Mesmer - as well as two visually-impaired musicians, Marianne Kirschgassner and Marie Therese von Paradis.

Written by Lesley Bruce. 

Benjamin Franklin .... Jon Strickland
Mozart .... Adam Godley
Franz Mesmer .... Nicholas Farrell
Marianne Kirschgassner .... Tracey Wiles
Herr Kirschgassner .... John Rowe
Marianne Kirschgassner .... Tracey Wiles
Marie Therese von Paradis .... Victoria Finney
Marianne Kirschgassner .... Tracey Wiles

All other parts played by the cast.

Director Claire Grove

First broadcast in BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.

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