| Description |
1 videodisc (208 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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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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all regions |
| System Details |
DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, Dolby stereo; aspect ratio 16:9; all regions. |
| Note |
Title from opening screen credits. |
| Performer |
Sally Matthews (Deidamia) ; Veronica Cangemi (Nerea) ; Olga Pasichnyk (Achille) ; Silvia Tro Santafé (Ulisse) ; Andrew Foster-Williams (Fenice) ; Umberto Chiummo (Licomede) ; Jan-Willem Schaafsma (Nestore) ; Concerto Köln ; Ivor Bolton, conductor. |
| Credits |
Stage director, David Alden ; set designer, Paul Steinberg ; costume designer, Constance Hoffman ; lighting designer, Adam Silverman ; chroreographer, Jonathan Lunn ; directed for the screen by Joost Honselaar. |
| Note |
Opera in tre atti = opera in three acts. |
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Special features include: Documentary film (24 min.); cast gallery. |
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Program notes in English, German, and French (22 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.) laid in container. |
| Event |
Recorded in performance, March 2012, Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam. |
| Summary |
The young Achille, threatened by a prediction that he will die in the Trojan war, has been disguised as a girl and brought up on the island of Scyros with Deidamia, the daughter of King Licomede. Deidamia discovers Achille's true identity and the pair become lovers, but their love is not enough to prevent Achille from leaving to fulfill his glorious destiny. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian, with optional subtitles in English, French, German, and Dutch. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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| Subject |
Deidamia (Greek mythology) -- Drama.
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Deidamia (Greek mythology) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Rolli, Paolo, 1687-1765, librettist.
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Matthews, Sally, 1975- performer.
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Cangemi, Veronica, performer.
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Pasichnyk, Olʹha, 1968- performer.
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Tro Santafé, Silvia, performer.
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Foster-Williams, Andrew, performer.
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Chiummo, Umberto, 1964-
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Schaafsma, Jan-Willem, performer.
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Bolton, Ivor, conductor.
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David, Alden.
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Steinberg, Paul (Set designer)
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Hoffman, Constance.
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Silverman, Adam.
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Lunn, Jonathan.
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Honselaar, Joost.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Deidamia.
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Concerto Köln (Musical group), performer.
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Nederlandse Opera.
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Opus Arte (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
809478010883 |
| Music No. |
OA 1088 D Opus Arte |
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