| Description |
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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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; LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; NTSC. |
| Note |
Opera in one act; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. |
| Performer |
Hildegard Behrens (Elektra) ; Deborah Voigt (Chrysothemis) ; Brigitte Fassbaender (Klytämnestra) ; James King (Aegisth) ; Donald McIntyre (Orest) ; Ellen Rabiner, Kaaren Erickson, Jane Shaulis, Elizabeth Byrne, Theresa Cincione (Five maid servants) ; Janet Hopkins (Overseer of the servants) ; Judith Goldberg (The confidant) ; Jean Rawn (The trainbearer) ; Philip Creech (A young servant) ; Richard Vernon (An old servant) ; Herbert Perry (The guardian of Orest) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Credits |
Set and costume designer, Jürgen Rose ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler ; camera, John Feher ... [et al.] ; editor, Gary Bradley. |
| Event |
Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 1994. |
| Note |
Program notes and synopsis in English ([10] p.) inserted. |
| Summary |
Richard Strauss's opera based on the Sophocles play. |
| Language |
Sung in German; optional subtitles in English. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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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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| Added Author |
Schenk, Otto, producer.
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Mills, Paul, 1946- director.
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Large, Brian, director.
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Briccetti, Louisa, producer.
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Anker, Daniel, producer.
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Behrens, Hildegard, performer.
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Voigt, Deborah, performer.
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Fassbaender, Brigitte, performer.
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King, James, 1925-2005, performer.
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McIntyre, Donald, 1934- performer.
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Rabiner, Ellen, singer.
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Erickson, Kaaren, singer.
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Shaulis, Jane, performer.
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Byrne, Elisabeth, performer.
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Cincione, Theresa, performer.
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Goldberg, Judith, performer.
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Rawn, Jean, performer.
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Creech, Philip, performer.
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Vernon, Richard, 1950- performer.
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Perry, Herbert, performer.
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Levine, James, 1943-2021, conductor.
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Rose, Jürgen, 1937- designer.
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Wechsler, Gil, director.
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Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929, librettist.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Elektra.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), producer, performer.
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Metropolitan Opera Television (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
811357013274 |
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811357013557 |
| Music No. |
811357013274 Metropolitan Opera |
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