Description |
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
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 |
The Metropolitan Opera HD live
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Metropolitan Opera HD live.
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Note |
Opera in three acts and seven scenes. |
System Details |
DVD; region code 0; aspect ratio 16:9, anamorphic widescreen; NTSC; soundtracks in LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; high-definition. |
Performer |
Renée Fleming (Thaïs) ; Thomas Hampson (Athanaël) ; Michael Schade (Nicias) ; Alain Vernhes (Palémon) ; Alyson Cambridge (Crobyle) ; Ginger Costa-Jackson (Myrtale) ; Trevor Scheunemann (Guard) ; Leah Partridge (La Charmeuse) ; Maria Zifchak (Albine) ; Daniel Clark Smith, Roger Andrews, Kurt Phinney, Richard Pearson, Craig Montgomery (Cenobite Monks) ; Zahra Hashemian, solo dancer ; David Chan, violin solo ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet ; Donald Palumbo, chorus master ; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor. |
Credits |
Director, Gary Halvorson ; production, John Cox ; lighting designer, Duane Schuler ; choreographer, Sara Jo Slate ; music producer, Jay David Saks ; producers, Louisa Briccetti, Victoria Warivonchik. |
Event |
Filmed Dec. 20, 2008. |
Note |
Program notes and synopsis in English with French and German translations (30 p. : port.) inserted in container. |
Language |
Sung in French; subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Chinese. |
Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Added Author |
Gallet, Louis, 1835-1898, librettist.
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López-Cobos, Jesús, conductor.
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Fleming, Renée, performer.
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Hampson, Thomas, performer.
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Schade, Michael, performer.
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Vernhes, Alain, 1944- performer.
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Cambridge, Alyson, performer.
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Costa-Jackson, Ginger, performer.
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Scheunemann, Trevor, performer.
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Partridge, Leah, performer.
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Zifchak, Maria, performer.
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Smith, Daniel Clark, performer.
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Andrews, Roger, performer.
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Phinney, Kurt, performer.
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Pearson, Richard, performer.
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Montgomery, Craig, performer.
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Hashemian, Zahra, performer.
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Chan, David (Violinist), performer.
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Palumbo, Donald, performer.
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Halvorson, Gary.
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Cox, John, 1935 March 12-
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Schuler, Duane.
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Slate, Sara Jo.
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France, Anatole, 1844-1924.
Thaïs.
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Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
Thaïs.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
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Decca Music Group.
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Standard No. |
044007433553 |
Music No. |
B0013884-09 Decca |
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