| Description |
2 videodiscs (222 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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PCM stereo DTS 5.1 |
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wide screen 16:9 |
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DVD video NTSC |
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DVD Region 0 |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| System Details |
DVD-9+5; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9; filmed in HD. |
| Note |
Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne after the medieval legend Roberto il Diavolo. |
| Performer |
Bryan Hymel (Robert) ; John Relyea (Bertram) ; Marina Poplavskaya (Alice) ; Patrizia Ciofi (Isabelle) ; Jean-François Borras (Raimbaut) ; Nicolas Courjal (Alberti) ; supporting soloists ; The Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Daniel Oren, conductor. |
| Credits |
Stage director, Laurent Pelly ; set designs, Chantal Thomas ; costume designs, Laurent Pelly in collaboration with Jean-Jacques Delmotte ; lighting design, Duane Schuler ; choreography, Lionel Hoche ; video design, Claudio Cavallari ; directed for the screen by Sue Judd. |
| Event |
Recorded in performance 2012 December 15 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. |
| Summary |
A grand opera that dominated the European stages for most of the nineteenth century, Robert le diable is a masterpiece. Director Laurent Pelly breathes new life into Meyerbeer's great spectacle and audaciously entertaining moral fable, in this colorful new staging for The Royal Opera. |
| Note |
Extra features: Cast gallery; The legacy of Robert le diable (11:00) |
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Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French (27 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Language |
Sung in French; optional subtitles in English, French, German, Japanese and Korean. |
| Subject |
Robert I, Duke of Normandy, approximately 1010-1035 -- Drama.
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Robert I, Duke of Normandy, approximately 1010-1035. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861, librettist.
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Delavigne, Germain, 1790-1868, librettist.
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Hymel, Bryan, 1979- singer.
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Relyea, John, singer.
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Poplavskai͡a, Marina, 1977- singer.
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Ciofi, Patrizia, singer.
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Borras, Jean-François, singer.
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Courjal, Nicolas, singer.
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Oren, Daniel, conductor.
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Pelly, Laurent, stage director, costume designer.
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Thomas, Chantal, set designer.
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Delmotte, Jean-Jacques, costume designer.
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Schuler, Duane, lighting designer.
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Hoche, Lionel, choreographer.
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Cavallari, Claudio, videographer.
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Judd, Sue, film director.
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Container of (work): Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864.
Robert le diable.
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Royal Opera House (London, England), performer.
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| Standard No. |
809478011064 |
| Music No. |
OA 1106 D Opus Arte |
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