Sentence examples for classical roles from inspiring English sources

The classical roles piled up.

He played classical roles in "Hamlet," "Richard III," and "Antony and Cleopatra".

He had already played a diverse gallery of great classical roles.

She danced all the major classical roles, combining a pure, unforced technique with a gentle manner and dark, expressive eyes.

Regular theatregoers accumulate comparisons between actors in classical roles: the Hamlets, say, of Jonathan Pryce, Anton Lesser and Mark Rylance.

In 1964, having gained prizes for acting in both modern and classical roles, he was accepted into the Comédie-Française.

At 17 she was confidently taking on classical roles at the Czech National Theatre in Prague, where she was born.

His choices were always eclectic, ranging from the great classical roles to the musical Expresso Bongo (1958) and even a Jeffrey Archer play Exclusive in 1989.

"Both these actresses' careers have really blossomed this year and it is great that people like this are now taking on classical roles.

He became an early and ardent champion of using minority actors in major classical roles and produced pioneering plays by black, Asian-American and Hispanic playwrights.

You can think of classical roles Langella could play: Prospero, the father in Long Day's Journey into Night, Archie Rice even.