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Title Where the wild things are : &, Higglety pigglety pop! : two fantasy operas / composed and conducted by Oliver Knussen ; libretti and designs by Maurice Sendak ; produced by BBC TV by arrangement with Glyndebourne in association with NVC Arts.

Publication Info. West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2009]

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 Talbott Media  DVD 643    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
Description 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description digital
optical
stereo
LPCM
video file
DVD video
Note With optional subtitles.
Title from container.
Performer In the 1st work: Karen Beardsley (Max); Mary King, mezzo-soprano (Mama); Hugh Hetherington, tenor (Moishe, Goat); Jeremy Munro, baritone (Bruno); Stephen Rhys-Williams, bass-baritone (Emile); Andrew Gallacher, bass (Bernard). 2nd work: Cynthia Buchan (Jennie); Deborah Rees (Potted Plant, Baby, Mother Goose); Andrew Gallacher (Pig, Low Voice of Ash Tree); Neil Jenkins (Cat Milkman, High Voice of Ash Tree); Rosemary Hardy (Rhoda, voice of Baby's Mother); Stephen Richardson (Lion); London Sinfonietta.
Credits Producer (1st work), executive producer (2nd work), John Vernon ; director, Frank Corsaro (for Glyndebourne), Christopher Swann (for BBC Television) ; lighting desinger, Robert Bryan ; choreographer, Jonathan Wolken.
Note Originally produced in 1985.
System Details DVD; 4:3 full screen; LPCM stereo.
Contents Where the wild things are -- Higglety pigglety pop!
Summary Two classic tales by acclaimed children's author Maurice Sendak. After being sent to his room, a little boy named Max conjures up a fantasy world of forest and sea filled with loveable monsters. Bored with her life of luxury, a pet terrier named Jenny packs her bags and sets out on a journey of discovery.
Language English audio; English subtitles.
Genre/Form Operas.
Operas.
Video recordings.
Video recordings.
Added Author Knussen, Oliver, conductor.
Sendak, Maurice, librettist.
Beardsley, Karen, performer.
King, Mary, 1952- performer.
Hetherington, Hugh, performer.
Munro, Jeremy, performer.
Rhys-Williams, Stephen, performer.
Gallacher, Andrew, performer.
Buchan, Cynthia, performer.
Rees, Deborah, performer.
Jenkins, Neil, performer.
Hardy, Rosemary, performer.
Richardson, Stephen (Bass), performer.
Vernon, John, 1927- producer.
Corsaro, Frank, director.
Swann, Christopher, director.
Bryan, Robert, 1934- lighting designer.
Wolken, Jonathan, choreographer.
Knussen, Oliver. Where the wild things are.
Knussen, Oliver. Higglety pigglety pop!
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, production personnel.
Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company, production personnel.
NVC Arts (Firm), production personnel.
London Sinfonietta, performer.
Kultur International Films.
Added Title Higglety pigglety pop!
ISBN 9780769788203
0769788203
Standard No. 032031445192
Music No. D4451 Kultur