Much Ado About Nothing: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 6 original MP3 tracks, 2:16:33 running time and a link to listen.
Much Ado About Nothing, credited to William Shakespeare, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare. Written around the middle of his career, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's great festive comedies. The men are back from the war, and everyone is ready for romance. The dashing young Claudio falls for Hero, the daughter of Leonato, governor of Messina, and his friend Don Pedro helps him secure her affection. These youthful lovers are contrasted with the more experienced (and more cynical) Benedick and Beatrice, who have to be tricked into falling in love. Don Pedro's bastard brother, Don John, provides the intrigue, and the dimwitted constable Dogberry provides the laughs. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast: Don Pedro: Janice Don John: Christie Nowak Claudio: Lizzie Driver Benedick: Elizabeth Klett Leonato: StephenC Antonio: Caliban Balthazar: David O'Connell Borachio: Troy Bond Conrade: James Pritchard Dogberry: Rosalind Wills Verges: Lamarr Gulley Friar Francis: Sharontzu Sexton: Aleithia Boy: Arielle Lipshaw Hero: Karen Savage Beatrice: Kristin Hughes Margaret: Gates Maru Ursula: Sibella Denton Messenger: Josh Wilson First Watch: Graham Dailey Second Watch: Caliban A Lord:Gilles Lehoux Narrator: Laurie Anne Walden Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett
Recording facts
- Recording title: Much Ado About Nothing
- Author credits: William Shakespeare
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 6
- Listed recording duration: 2:16:33
Catalogue topics
- drama
- shakespeare
- comedy
Track guide
- 0 - Dramatis Personae — 1:48
- 1 - Act 1 — 20:17
- 2 - Act 2 — 36:05
- 3 - Act 3 — 26:18
- 4 - Act 4 — 20:55
- 5 - Act 5 — 31:13
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