| Description |
2 videodiscs (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
James Levine celebrating 40 years at the Met
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James Levine celebrating 40 years at the Met.
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| System Details |
DVD; PCM stereo.; DTS 5.1 surround; NTSC. |
| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
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Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. |
| Performer |
Tatiana Troyanos (Octavian) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Princess von Werdenberg/The Marschallin) ; Kurt Moll (Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau) ; Judith Blegen (Sophie) ; Derek Hammond-Stroud (Faninal) ; Luciano Pavarotti (the Italian singer) ; Shawn Lamont Robertson (Mohammed) ; Nico Castel (the Marschallin's major-domo) ; Judith Goldberg, Joyce Olson, Janet Wagner (Three noble orphans) ; Linda Mays (a milliner) ; John Hanriot (an animal vendor) ; Joseph Frank (Valzacchi) ; Sam Cardea (a hairdresser) ; James Courtney (a notary) ; Barbara Conrad (Annina) ; Erbert Aldridge (Leopold) ; Arthur Apy, Robert Manno, Fawayne Murphy, Sven Leaf (lackeys and waiters) ; Elizabeth Coss (Marianne Leitmetzerin) ; Anthony Laciura (Faninal's major-domo) ; Charles Anthony (an innkeeper) ; Richard Vernon (a police Commissary) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Credits |
Set and costume designer, Robert O'Hearn ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler ; camera, Juan Barrera, ... [et al.] |
| Event |
Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, October 1982. |
| Note |
Originally produced for the television program, Live from the Met in 1982. |
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Program notes and synopsis in English inserted in container. |
| Summary |
Princess von Werdenberg is an aging beauty involved with a younger man, Octavian. But when Octavian agrees to assist Baron Ochs by delivering the Baron's proposal of marriage to the beautiful young Sophie, the messenger and bride-to-be fall in love with each other. |
| Language |
Sung in German; optional subtitles in English. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Opera television programs.
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Opera television programs.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Merrill, Nathaniel, producer.
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Donnell, Bruce, director.
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Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929, librettist.
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Troyanos, Tatiana, performer.
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Te Kanawa, Kiri, performer.
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Moll, Kurt, 1938-2017, performer.
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Blegen, Judith, performer.
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Hammond-Stroud, Derek, 1926-2012, performer.
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Pavarotti, Luciano, performer.
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Robertson, Shawn Lamont, performer.
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Castel, Nico, performer.
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Goldberg, Judith, performer.
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Olson, Joyce, performer.
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Wagner, Janet, performer.
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Mays, Linda, performer.
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Hanriot, John, performer.
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Frank, Joseph, performer.
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Cardea, Sam, performer.
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Courtney, James, performer.
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Conrad, Barbara Smith, 1937-2017, performer.
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Aldridge, Erbert, performer.
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Apy, Arthur, performer.
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Manno, Robert, performer.
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Murphy, Fawayne, performer.
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Leaf, Sven, performer.
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Coss, Elizabeth, performer.
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Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012, performer.
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Vernon, Richard, 1950- performer.
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Levine, James, 1943-2021, conductor.
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O'Hearn, Robert, designer.
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Wechsler, Gil, designer.
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Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008, director.
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D'Alessio, Clemente, producer.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Rosenkavalier (Opera)
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus, performer.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra, performer.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), producer.
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Metropolitan Opera Television (Firm), producer.
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| Added Title |
Live from the Met.
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| Standard No. |
811357013304 |
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811357013557 set |
| Music No. |
811357013304 Metropolitan Opera |
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