Track | Section | Length |
01 | 01 - Act 1 | 58:31 |
02 | 02 - Act 2 | 44:45 |
03 | 03 - Act 3 | 46:44 |
Characters
Narrator – Read by Aleithia
Nora – Read by Elizabeth Klett
Porter – Read by mb
Helmer – Read by David Muncaster
Maid – Read by Anna Simon
Mrs Linde – Read by Miranda Stinson
Krogstad – Read by Jordan Schneider
Rank – Read by Andy
Children – Read by Aleithia
Nurse – Read by Alana Jordan
Notes
Read by: Multiple readers
Book Coordinator: annalika
Meta Coordinator: Lucy Burgoyne
Proof Listener: mb
Artwork
Cover: A Doll (Une Poupee) by Alfred Stevens (1823 - 1906).
Inset: Photograph of Henrik Ibsen c. 1898 by Gustav Borgen (1865 - 1926).
Recordings
These recordings were made using the author’s original published work, which is in the public domain. The readings were recorded by members and volunteers of Librivox.org, which has generously made the recordings available to the public domain. The audio files have been lightly edited and have been engineered using professional audio tools for maximum sonic quality. While Librivox condones the sale and distribution of these recordings, it is not associated with the management or operations of MP3 Audiobook Classics.
A Doll’s House aroused a great deal of controversy when it premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen in 1879. At a time when strict social conventions (and gender roles) were sacrosanct, Ibsen dared to have the central character, Nora Helmer, leave her suffocating marriage and her children to “find herself”. In spite of the scandal (or because of it), the production sold out every performance and was quickly followed by equally successful runs in Stockholm, Sweden and in Christiana (Oslo) and Bergen, Norway. The play is a domestic drama that takes place over several days during Christmas in which the delicate balance of the household is disrupted by the gradual exposure of secrets and lies. Nora secretly (and illegally) borrowed money to finance her banker husband’s recuperation from overwork from a man her husband is about to fire, himself a forger. Naturally, he resorts to blackmail, but eventually relents when he reconciles with his beloved, a former nanny to the family recently freed of a loveless marriage of necessity. Nora is exposed nonetheless and disowned by her husband before the threat is defused. Relieved when the incriminating note is destroyed, he forgives her, thinking her mistake a simple product of her daffy femininity. But the damage is done. He is not the man she thought he was and she is not the doll he so often calls her. She has to go. No good deed goes unpunished. It is no wonder A Doll’s House is the most performed play in the entire world.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0683422134722 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0682550991276 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD Box |
Author | Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) |
Year | 1879 |
Recording | |
Read by | Multiple readers |
Length | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Type of Reading | Dramatic |
A Doll's House
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- Product Code: DB-1157
- Availability: In Stock
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