| Description |
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Note |
Per phone call with Premiere Opera (315-256-9020) all DVDs were released by their company between 2002-2010. |
| Event |
Filmed in Charleston, S.C., May 27, 1978, during the Spoleto Festival U.S.A.; broadcast on WNET, New York, N.Y., Jan. 31, 1979, as part of the Great Performances series. |
| Performer |
Johanna Meier (Vanessa) ; Katherine Ciesinski (Erica) ; Henry Price (Anatol) ; Irwin Densen (Doctor) ; Alice Garrott (Baroness) ; William Bender (Major domo) ; Westminster Choir ; Joseph Flummerfelt, director ; Orchestra of the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. ; Christopher Keene, musical director and conductor. |
| Credits |
Staged by Gian Carlo Menotti ; scenery and costume design, Pasquale Grossi ; choreographer, Robert Ivey. |
| Original Version |
Originally published: Charleston, S.C. : Educational Television Commission, 1978. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Summary |
The story of Vanessa and Erika, caught in the dilemma of whether to fight for one's ideals to the point of shutting oneself off from reality, or compromise by accepting the bitter truth that life offers no solution except its own inherent struggle. When Vanessa, in her final eagerness to embrace life, realizes this truth, it is perhaps too late. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Television series.
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Television series.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007, librettist, set designer.
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Grossi, Pasquale, set designer, costume designer.
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Ivey, Robert, choreographer.
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Meier, Johanna, performer.
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Ciesinski, Katherine, performer.
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Price, Henry, 1945- performer.
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Densen, Irwin, performer.
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Garrott, Alice, performer.
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Bender, William, performer.
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Flummerfelt, Joseph, conductor.
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Keene, Christopher, conductor.
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Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008, director.
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Palmer, Sidney, producer.
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Griffiths, David (David Garfield), 1942- producer.
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Westminster Choir, performer.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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South Carolina Educational Television Network.
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Spoleto Festival U.S.A. Orchestra, performer.
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| Added Title |
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
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| Music No. |
5544 Premiere Opera |
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