Federico Garcia Lorca Blood Wedding


(5 stars; 1 reviews)

Blood Wedding By Federico Garcia Lorca, adapted by Ted Hughes. An evocative meditation on fate, war, tradition, passion and repression, inspired by the true story of a fatal feud between two families in the Almeria province, high in the mountains of rural Spain.   Mother of bridegroom: Barbara Flynn Bridegroom/Woodcutter: Carl Prekopp Bride: Sarah Smart Leonardo: William Ash Leonardo's wife: Andrea Riseborough Father of the bride: David Fleeshman Beggar woman/Neighbour: Mary Cunningham Servant/Mother-in-law: Ellie Haddington Moon: Claire Benedict Girls: Liz Carter Woodcutter: Sam Curtis Woodcutter: Chris Hannon Little girl: Daisy Jones Music Composer: Matthew Wood Director: Pauline Harris Drama on 3: Sun 25th Nov 2007 20:00 on BBC Radio 3 The theme of this work arose as a result of a news item in the press: two lovers elope on the eve of the woman's wedding to another man. Garia Lorca turns reality into poetry. In his work there is a desire for freedom, Andalusianism, symbolism and death, but above all, dramatic poetry. Bodas de sangre is, then, a play where the torn passions of its protagonists are unleashed before the attentive gaze of the moon, a beautiful and terrible personification of death. 

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.