Theatro & Brian Kay - Play, Music! - Songs from Shakespeare's Plays (2025)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 377 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 180 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:10:53
Classical, Vocal | Label: Avie Records
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 377 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 180 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:10:53
Classical, Vocal | Label: Avie Records
Shakespeare's illustrious prose is inextricably linked with the music that was performed in his plays. The Bard frequently directed his characters to burst into song, cannily catering to the vast audiences who flocked to the Globe Theatre, expecting to enjoy the popular melodies of the day that were interwoven throughout the narrative. English novelist and biographer Peter Ackroyd remarked, "It can be argued that Shakespeare was the first dramatist to make song an integral part of the drama and can thus be seen as the begetter of the musical theatre."