Albee, Edward: 1928 - 2016

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1962 - Music

  • Act 1
    • Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, opus 66.
      The mention of the War Requiem serves to highlight the intellectual and cultural differences between the characters, and to establish George's intellectual superiority over Nick. Conductor: Marin Alsop featuring hundreds of young performers; Southbank Centre, London

      To commemorate 100 years since World War One in Nov 2014, Southbank Centre staged a special performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem featuring hundreds of young performers.
      (Information from Southbank Centre)

  • Act 2
    • Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, 2nd movement. Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, directed by Paavo Järvi

      Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps. Radio Filharmonisch Orkest , directed by Jaap van Zweden

  • Act 3
    • Die erste Walpurgisnacht by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, played by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) , directed by Andrés Orozco-Estrada; Kloster Eberbach; August 22, 2014