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Martin Sherman

Michael Berkeley's guest is the playwright Martin Sherman.

The dramatist and screenwriter Martin Sherman made his name around the world with his 1979 play Bent, about the persecution of gay people in Nazi Germany. It starred Ian McKellen in London and Richard Gere on Broadway.

His films include Callas Forever, directed by Franco Zeffirelli with Fanny Ardant as Maria Callas, and Mrs Henderson Presents, starring Judi Dench and telling the story of the Windmill Theatre and its provocative wartime shows. More recently he鈥檚 written a memoir, On the Boardwalk, which begins with his early years in New Jersey.

His choices includes works by Rachmaninov, Kurt Weill, Chopin and Bizet.

Presenter Michael Berkeley
Producer Clare Walker

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1 hour, 26 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Oct 2025 12:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Georges Bizet

    Habanera (Carmen)

    Singer: Maria Callas. Conductor: Georges Pr锚tre. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris.
    • The New Sound of Maria Callas.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 11.

  • June Haver, Viviane Blaine & Vera Ellen

    On the Boardwalk in Atlantic City

    • Three Little Girls in Blue Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Hollywood Soundstage.
    • 2.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano & orchestra Op.43: Variations 17 & 18

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Conductor: Andrew Litton. Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
    • The Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Vincente Paiva

    Mama Eu Quiero

    Composer: Jararaca. Singer: Carmen Miranda.
    • Sua Melhor 脡poca.
    • NS.
    • 3.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Candide (Overture)

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Leonard Bernstein: A Portrait.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 (Aria)

    Performer: David Soyar. Singer: Joan Baez. Conductor: Maurice Abravanel. Ensemble: Ensemble of 8 cellos.
    • 5.
    • Vanguard Records.
    • 5.

  • Trad.

    St. James Infirmary

    Ensemble: Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
    • 50th Anniversary Collection.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 13.

  • Kurt Weill

    Alabama Song

    Librettist: Bertolt Brecht. Singer: Lotte Lenya. Ensemble: The Four Admirals. Conductor: Hans Sommer. Orchestra: Orchestra of Kurfurstendamm Theatre. Ensemble: Theo Mackeben Jazzband.
    • The Collector's Threepenny Opera.
    • VIA.
    • 23.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Etude in F minor Op.10 No.9

    Performer: Maurizio Pollini.
    • Chopin: Etudes.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Edward Redding

    The End of the Love Affair

    Singer: Mabel Mercer.
    • The Art Of Mabel Mercer.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 21.

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Oct 2025 12:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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