| Description |
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. stamping |
| Description |
digital optical stereo surround |
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DVD video |
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NTSC |
| Series |
Metropolitan Opera HD live
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Metropolitan Opera HD live.
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| System Details |
DVD NTSC; sound formats: LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Note |
A fairy-tale opera in three acts; libretto by Adelheid Wette. |
| Performer |
Christine Schäfer (Gretel) ; Alice Coote (Hansel) ; Rosalind Plowright (Gertrude (mother)) ; Alan Held (Peter (father)) ; Sasha Cooke (The Sandman) ; Lisette Oropesa (The Dew Fairy) ; Philip Langridge (The Witch) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Vladimir Jurowski, conductor ; Renée Fleming, host ; Mary Jo Heath, special guest interviewer. |
| Credits |
Set and costume designer, John Macfarlane ; lighting designer, Jennifer Tipton ; choreographer, Linda Dobell. |
| Event |
Recorded live 2008 January 1 Metropolitan Opera, New York City. |
| Note |
Program notes by Andrew Porter and synopsis in English (10 p. : illustrations) inserted in container. |
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Bonus: Backstage at the Met: Renée Fleming interviews Met technical director, Joe Clark; Mary Joe Heath interviews Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer; Bring the characters to life: The world of John Macfarlane. |
| Language |
Sung in English in a translation by David Pountney; subtitles in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish; interviews and commentary in English. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Jones, Richard, 1953 June 7- producer.
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Sweete, Barbara Willis, director.
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Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916, librettist.
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Schäfer, Christine, 1965- performer.
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Coote, Alice, performer.
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Plowright, Rosalind, performer.
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Held, Alan, 1959- performer.
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Cooke, Sasha, performer.
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Oropesa, Lisette, performer.
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Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010, performer.
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Jurowski, Vladimir, 1972- conductor.
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Fleming, Renée, host.
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Macfarlane, John (John F.), set designer, costume designer.
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Tipton, Jennifer, lighting designer.
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Dobell, Linda, choreographer.
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Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- interviewer.
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Pountney, David, translator.
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Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015, writer of added commentary.
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Container of (expression): Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921.
Hänsel und Gretel. English.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra, performer.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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| Music No. |
50999 2 06308 9 8 Warner Classics |
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