| Description |
1 videocassette (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. |
| Series |
V.I.E.W. Video opera series
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Opera series (View Video)
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| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
| Language |
Sung in German; originally in Italian. |
| Note |
Title from cassette. |
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Libretto by Niccolo Francesco Haym. |
| Performer |
Theo Adam (Julius Caesar); Horst Lunow (Curius); Annelies Burmeister (Cornelia); Eberhard Büchner (Sextus); Günther Leib (Achillas); Stegfried [i.e. Siegfried] Vogel (Ptolemy); Celestina Casapietra (Cleopatra); Günther Frölich (Nirenus); Berlin State Opera; Peter Schreier, conductor. |
| Credits |
Hans Krenitz, director. |
| Note |
Hi-fi, stereo. |
| System Details |
VHS format. |
| Summary |
"Julius Caesar (Giulio Cesare) ... centers around Cleopatra's manipulation of Caesar and Ptolemy, and how this changed the course of Egypt's history. We see Caesar ... not as an ideal ruler, but as a man with his faults and weaknesses."--Container. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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| Subject |
Caesar, Julius -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Haym, Nicola Francesco. Librettist.
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Adam, Theo. Performer.
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Lunow, Horst. Performer.
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Burmeister, Annelies. Performer.
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Büchner, Eberhard. Performer.
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Leib, Günther. Performer.
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Vogel, Siegfried. Performer.
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Casapietra, Celestina. Performer.
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Fröhlich, Günther. Performer.
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Schreier, Peter. Conductor.
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Krenitz, Hans. Director.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Giulio Cesare. German.
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Staatsoper (Berlin, Germany) Performer.
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View Video.
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| Added Title |
Giulio Cesare |
| Music No. |
NTSC 1407 View Video |
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