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Eroica

Collaboration between the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's classical music and drama departments, a factual drama set in Vienna in 1804 about the genesis of Beethoven's Symphony No 3, the Eroica.

Collaboration between the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's classical music and drama departments, a factual drama about the genesis of Beethoven's Symphony No 3, the Eroica. It is set over the course of a single day in June 1804 at the Viennese palace of Beethoven's patron, Prince Lobkowitz. The composer hears his music for the very first time and waits for the answer to his proposal of marriage from the woman he adores.

1 hour, 25 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 Nov 2011 00:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Beethoven Ian Hart
Prince Lobkowitz Jack Davenport
Count Dietrichstein Tim Pigott-Smith
Haydn Frank Finlay
Reis Leo Bill
Princess Marie Lobkowitz Fenella Woolgar
Otto Fisher Trevor Cooper
Paul Dorfmueller Jonathan Aris
Gerhardt Robert Glenister
Sukowaty Anton Lesser
Josephine Claire Skinner

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