Cheryl (Toni) J. (toni) reviewed Les Miserables: Smithsonian Historical Performances (Abridged Audio Cassette) on + 351 more book reviews
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An eight-episode, full-cast production, this lush adaptation is greatly enhanced by the intense performance of its director, the 22-year-old Welles. Considered groundbreaking at the time, the production employs distinctive music by Saint-Sa'ns, dialogue montage, echo effects and background sounds to create a rich atmosphere. Newly remastered.
From the Box description:
Starring Orson Welles, Exclusive 1937 Radio Dramatization.
The Smithsonian Institute and Radio Spirits are proud to to bring you a one-of-a-kind 1937 broadcast based on this great novel. Together, they searched the archives in an ongoing quest for excellence in vintage radio, to uncover this great literary masterpiece. Each episode in this 3.5 hour radio dramatization depicts some vital development in the epic of character Jean Valjean.
An eight-episode, full-cast production, this lush adaptation is greatly enhanced by the intense performance of its director, the 22-year-old Welles. Considered groundbreaking at the time, the production employs distinctive music by Saint-Sa'ns, dialogue montage, echo effects and background sounds to create a rich atmosphere. Newly remastered.
From the Box description:
Starring Orson Welles, Exclusive 1937 Radio Dramatization.
The Smithsonian Institute and Radio Spirits are proud to to bring you a one-of-a-kind 1937 broadcast based on this great novel. Together, they searched the archives in an ongoing quest for excellence in vintage radio, to uncover this great literary masterpiece. Each episode in this 3.5 hour radio dramatization depicts some vital development in the epic of character Jean Valjean.
