What is the name of the spirit who serves Prospero in Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’?
The Tempest the role. Mike Silverman of the Associated Press commented, "Adès has made the role of the spirit Ariel a tour de force for coloratura soprano, giving her a vocal line that hovers much of the time well above high C." Luca Lombardi's Prospero was premiered 2006 at Nuremberg Opera House. Ariel is sung by 4 female voices (S,S,MS,A) and has an instrumental alter ego on stage (flute). There is an instrumental alter ego (cello) also for Prospero. Choral settings of excerpts from "The Tempest" include Amy Beach's "Come Unto These Yellow Sands" (SSAA, from "Three Shakespeare Songs"), Matthew Harris's "Full
The Tempest was most notable for its deviations from Shakespeare. One scene shows a corpulent and naked Sycorax (Claire Davenport) breastfeeding her adult son Caliban (Jack Birkett). The film reaches its climax with Elisabeth Welch belting out "Stormy Weather". The central performances were Toyah Willcox' Miranda and Heathcote Williams' Prospero, a "dark brooding figure who takes pleasure in exploiting both his servants". Several other television versions of the play have been broadcast; among the most notable is the 1980 BBC Shakespeare production, virtually complete, starring Michael Hordern as Prospero. Paul Mazursky's 1982 modern-language adaptation of "The Tempest", with Philip Dimitrius (Prospero) as