| Description |
2 videodiscs (239 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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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio 4:3. |
| Note |
Sung in Italian with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese. |
| Performer |
Jeffrey Gall (Giulio Cesare) ; Susan Larson (Cleopatra) ; Mary Westbrook-Geha (Cornelia) ; Lorraine Hunt (Sesto) ; James Maddalena (Achilla) ; Drew Minter (Tolomeo) ; Cheryl Cobb (Nirena) ; Herman Hildebrand (Curio) ; Sächsische Staatskapelle, Dresden ; conductor, Craig Smith. |
| Credits |
Directed by Peter Sellars. |
| Event |
Originally produced in 1990. |
| Note |
Program notes and synopsis in English in container. |
| Summary |
Though sung in the original Italian, Giulio Cesare is relocated in the unspecified future in the Middle East. Cesare is the unquestioned leader of a major world power who visits the Empire's number one global trouble spot. Ptolemy is a 14-year-old "self styled local potentate" and Cleopatra his beautiful and spoiled elder sister. |
| Subject |
Caesar, Julius -- Drama.
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Caesar, Julius. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Giulio Cesare.
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Haym, Nicola Francesco, librettist.
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Gall, Jeffrey, performer.
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Larson, Susan, performer.
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Westbrook-Geha, Mary, performer.
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Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine, 1954-2006, performer.
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Maddalena, James, performer.
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Minter, Drew, performer.
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Cobb, Cheryl, performer.
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Hildebrand, Herman, performer.
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Smith, Craig (Conductor), conductor.
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Sellars, Peter, director.
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Staatskapelle Dresden, performer.
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Decca Record Company.
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| Standard No. |
044007140895 |
| Music No. |
B0007253-09 Decca |
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