Drama on 3 - The Leopard

By Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, and adapted for radio by Michael Hastings. Don Fabrizio, a member of the old Italian aristocracy, contemplates his obsolescence amidst the great social changes during the Risorgimento of the 19th century. The head of an opulent household in Sicily, he reflects nostalgically on the past as his family grows to maturity and Garibaldi's republican movement puts an end to the feudal system and the traditions of the old bourgeoisie. Don Fabrizio ...... Stanley Townsend Princess Stella/Concetta at 70 ...... Julie Legrand Concetta ...... Claire Price Angelica ...... Hayley Atwell Ciccio/Pallavicino/Priest ...... Joseph Alessi Father Pirrone ...... James Hayes Francesco/Carlo ...... Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Tancredi ...... Tom Hiddleston Calogero/Chevalley ...... Anthony O'Donnell Giovanni ...... Harry McEntire Angelica at 70 ...... Claire Nielson Director: Lucy Bailey Producer: Nicholas Newton.