The Duchess Of Malfi By John Webster ( BBC R 3 1992)

John Webster

(4.5 étoiles; 4 critiques)

The evils of greed and ambition overwhelm love, innocence, and the bonds of kinship in this dark tragedy concerning the secret marriage of a noblewoman and a commoner. John Webster's great Jacobean drama details the fiendish schemes of two brothers who desire their wealthy sister's title and estates, culminating in a bloody and horrifying climax.

"The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power—political, religious, and sexual—and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. This macabre, tragic play was written in 1612–13 and was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe.

Based on true events, the play explores the life of the Duchess, a historical character who navigated the treacherous waters of love and ambition in a world bereft of moral values. The story remains captivating and scandalous to this day.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.