| Description |
1 videodisc (117 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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all regions |
| Series |
Collection Châteaux de Versailles
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Collection Châteaux de Versailles.
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| System Details |
DVD ; NTSC, all regions ; stereo. |
| Note |
Comic opera-ballet in 3 acts. |
| Cast |
Chantal Santon Jeffery (Altisidore/The Queen of Japan ; François-Nicolas Geslot (Don Quichotte) ; Marc Labonnette (Sancho Panza) ; Corinne Benizio (The Spanish singer) ; Gilles Benizio (The Duke/The Japanese) ; Virgile Ancely (Montesinos/Merlin/The translator) ; Marie-Pierre Wattiez (The peasant) ; Agathe Boudet (A lover/A maidservant) ; Charles Barbier (A lover) ; The Chorus and Orchestra of Le Concert Spirituel ; La Feuille d'Automne ; Herve Niquet, conductor. |
| Credits |
Stage directors, Corinne Benizio, Gilles Benizio ; director, Louise Narboni ; costumes, Charlotte Winter, Anaïs Heureaux ; set design, Daniel Bevan ; choreographer, Philippe Lafeuille ; lighting designer, Jacques Rouveyrollis. |
| Event |
Filmed at the Royal Opera of Versailles. |
| Note |
Program notes by the conductor and stage directors, and synopsis in French with English and German translations (32 pages : color illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
An opera-ballet written for Carnival and first performed in Paris in 1743, featuring comedy scenes rewritten by Corinne and Gilles Benizio in place of the lost originals. Don Quixote and Sancho Panza pass through the lands of the Duke and Duchess, who create an elaborate ruse in order to fool Don Quixote for their own amusement. |
| Language |
Sung in French ; optional subtitles in French, English, or German. |
| Subject |
Quixote, Don (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Quixote, Don (Fictitious character) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Panza, Sancho (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Panza, Sancho (Fictitious character) |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Filmed ballets.
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Filmed ballets.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Container of (work): Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de, 1689-1755.
Don Quichotte chez la duchesse.
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Favart, M. (Charles-Simon), 1710-1792, librettist.
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Narboni, Louise, director.
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Benizio, Corinne, stage director, performer, writer of added commentary.
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Benizio, Gilles, stage director, performer, writer of added commentary.
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Niquet, Hervé, conductor, writer of added commentary.
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Santon Jeffery, Chantal, performer.
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Geslot, François-Nicolas, performer.
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Labonnette, Marc, performer.
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Libretto based on (work): Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
Don Quixote. Selections.
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Concert spirituel (Musical group), performer.
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Feuille d'Automne, performer.
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Step-by-step Productions.
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Château de Versailles Spectacles.
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France télévision.
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Alpha Classics (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
3760014197116 |
| Music No. |
ALPHA 711 Alpha Classics |
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