| Description |
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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LPCM |
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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-9; sound format in LPCM stereo., DTS 5.0 surround; NTSC; aspect ratio 16.9; high-definition. |
| Performer |
Wolfgang Brendel (The Music Master) ; Waldemar Kmentt (The Major-Domo) ; James Courtney (A Lackey) ; Mark Schowalter (An Officer) ; Susanne Mentzer (The Composer) ; Richard Margison (Bacchus, The Tenor) ; John Fiorito (A Wigmaker) ; Natalie Dessay (Zerbinetta) ) ; Deborah Voigt (Ariadne, The Prima Donna) ; Tony Stevenson (The Dancing Master) ; Nathan Gunn (Harlekin) ; John Nuzzo (Brighella) ; Eric Cutler (Scarmuccio) ; John Del Carlo (Truffaldin) ; Joyce Guyer (Najade) ; Jossie Pérez (Dryade) ; Alexandra Deshorties (Echo) ; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Credits |
Production, Elijah Moshinsky ; stage director Laurie Feldman ; set and costume designer, Michael Yeargan ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler ; director, Brian Large. |
| Event |
Recorded in performance in April 2003. |
| Note |
This DVD included in the boxed set of 21 DVDs with the series title: "James Levine celebrating 40 years at the Met." |
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Program notes in English, French, and German (11 p. : ports., 18 cm.) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
Richard Strauss' version of the Ariadne-Theseus-Bacchus myth presented as part of a story-within-a-story of 18th century Vienna. |
| Language |
Sung in German; subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929, librettist.
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Brendel, Wolfgang, performer.
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Kmentt, Waldemar, performer.
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Courtney, James, 1946- performer.
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Schowalter, Mark, performer.
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Mentzer, Susanne, performer.
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Margison, Richard, 1953- performer.
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Fiorito, John, performer.
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Dessay, Natalie, 1965- performer.
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Voigt, Deborah, performer.
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Stevenson, Tony (Tenor), performer.
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Gunn, Nathan, performer.
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Nuzzo, John, performer.
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Cutler, Eric, performer.
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Del Carlo, John, performer.
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Guyer, Joyce, performer.
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Pérez, Jossie, performer.
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Deshorties, Alexandra, performer.
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Levine, James, 1943-2021, conductor.
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Moshinsky, Elijah, producer.
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Feldman, Laurie, director.
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Large, Brian, director.
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Yeargan, Michael, designer.
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Wechsler, Gil, designer.
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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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| Standard No. |
5099964186795 |
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811357013557 |
| Music No. |
5099964186795 Virgin Classics |
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