Franz Schubert: SIMON RUSSELL BEALEFranz Von Schober: JASON FLEMYNGThe Orderly: DAVE HILLThe Doctor: KARL JOHNSONThe Nurse: IMOGEN BAINFather Schubert: FREDDIE JONESThe Singer: CHRISTOPHER MALTMANVogl: RICHARD VAN ALLANKaroline Esterhazy: EMILIA FOXThis is a dramatic exploration of the life and works of Franz Schubert. Featuring excerpts from many of his compositions, the central narrative occurs during Schubert' s hospitalization for syphilis, the contraction of which was both a consequence of his darker inclinations and a spur to some of his greatest work. As the doctors diagnose Schubert's symptoms, identify their cause and administer treatment, the composer conducts his own internal imaginative examination, a sometimes delirious and dreamlike evocation of the moments and music from his past life. The characters he recalls are his maverick friend and  Svengali , Franz von Schober, his authoritarian father, his illustrious but conformist patron Michael Vogl and his unfulfilled love Karoline Esterhazy.Musical extracts by Franz Schubert (1797   1828)Piano Quintet in A major  Die Forelle , D667E flat major piano trio, D897An die Musik, D547Die Forelle, D550Piano Sonata in B flat, D960Piano Sonata in A major, D959Länder No 5, D790Fantasy in F minor, D940Hungarian Melody, D818String Quarter No 15 in G major, D887Der Leiermann from Winterreise, D911Symphony No 8 in B minor (unfinished), D759The Hanover BandDirected by Roy Goodman