| Description |
2 videodiscs (197 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region code 0 (worldwide); aspect ratio 16:9; sound format in PCM stereo., DTS 5.0; Dolby Digital 5.0. |
| Language |
Sung in German; optional subtitles in English, German, or French. |
| Performer |
Christopher Ventris (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina) ; Peter Rose (Pope Pius IV) ; Michael Volle (Giovanni Morone) ; John Daszak (Bernardo Novagerio) ; Roland Bracht (Cardinal Christoph Madruscht) ; Falk Struckmann (Carlo Borromeo) ; Christiane Karg (Ighino) ; chorus and extras of the Bayerischen Staatsoper ; Bayerisches Staatsorchester ; Simone Young, conductor. |
| Credits |
Stage director, Christian Stückl ; video director, Karina Fibich ; stage and costume design, Stefan Hageneier ; director of photography, Helmut Fibich. |
| Event |
Recorded live at the Nationaltheater, Munich, July 2009. |
| Note |
Program notes and synopsis (15 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.) in English, German, and French inserted in container. |
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Musical legend in three acts. |
| Summary |
Written in a late-Romantic idiom, the opera tells how Palestrina, in the face of anti-musical decrees from the Church, composes his great Missa Papae Marcelli and becomes "the saviour of contrapuntal music." |
| Contents |
DVD 1. Act 1 ; Bonus -- DVD 2. Act 2 ; Act 3. |
| Note |
Special features include Making of "Palestrina" (Werkeinführung zu "Palestrina") (9:00). |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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| Subject |
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da, 1525?-1594 -- Drama.
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Composers -- Italy -- 16th century -- Drama.
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Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da, 1525?-1594. Masses, book 2. Missa Papae Marcelli -- Drama.
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Music -- Italy -- 16th century -- Religious aspects -- Drama.
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Mass (Music) -- Italy -- Drama.
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Composition (Music) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Filmed operas.
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Televised operas.
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Biographical films.
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| Added Author |
Stückl, Christian. Director.
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Fibich, Karina. Director.
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Herbst, Magdalena. Producer.
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Young, Simone. Conductor.
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Ventris, Christopher. Performer.
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Rose, Peter, 1961- Performer.
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Volle, Michael. Performer.
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Daszak, John, 1967- Performer.
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Bracht, Roland. Performer.
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Struckmann, Falk. Performer.
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Karg, Christiane. Performer.
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Pfitzner, Hans, 1869-1949.
Palestrina.
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Bayerische Staatsoper München. Chor. Performer.
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Bayerisches Staatsorchester. Performer.
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Bayerische Staatsoper München. Performer. Producer.
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Hamburgische Staatsoper. Producer.
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Unitel Classica (Firm) Producer.
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EuroArts Music International GmbH.
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| Added Title |
Making of Palestrina.
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| Standard No. |
880242725288 |
| Music No. |
2072528 EuroArts |
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GLN4260051250434 Unitel Classica |
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A05017481 Unitel Classica |
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