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Shakespeare's Cleopatra: A Study in Moods

Claire Luce
Shakespeare's Cleopatra: A Study in Moods “Age cannot wither, nor custom stale, her infinite variety,” noted William Shakespeare about the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra. In this recording, American stage actress Claire Luce (1903–1989) presents the full range of Cleopatra’s complex character, rangings from provocative seductress to tragic victim, in scenes from the timeless play Antony and Cleopatra. Transcripts of the scenes heard on the album are included in the liner notes, followed by a biography of the performer.

Track Listing

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Introduction Claire Luce 01:37
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Act I, Scene 1 (If It Be Love Indeed...) Claire Luce 02:01
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Act I, Scene 2 and 3 (Saw You My Lord?) Claire Luce 04:05
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Act I, Scene 5; Act II, Scene 5 (Charmian! Give Me to Drink Mandragora...) Claire Luce 07:51
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Act III, Scene 7 (I Will Be Even with thee Enobarbus) Claire Luce 01:46
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Act III, Scene 11 (What Shall We Do Enobarbus?) Claire Luce 01:20
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Act IV, Scene 4 (Oh...Sleep a Little!...) Claire Luce 02:35
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Act IV, Scene 12, 13, 15 (O!...Help Me My Women!...) Claire Luce 00:48
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Act IV, Scene 12, 13, 15: Continued (O-Antony!...Ah, I Had a Prophesying Fear...) Claire Luce 05:31
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Act V, Scene 2 (Antony Did Tell Me of You Proculeius...) Claire Luce 01:47
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Act V, Scene 2: Continued (Now Iras, What Thinkst Thou?) Claire Luce 05:19