Shakespeare scholar reveals contribution of virtuoso court lutenist Robert Johnson towards The TempestShakespeare's The Tempest was first performed at court in November 1611. Four hundred years on, many of its lines remain as familiar as the lyrics of modern pop songs. Now a leading director and Shakespeare scholar thinks he can explain why: the playwright's last great work had originally been intended as a musi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM on August 20, 2011