| Description |
1 videodisc (197 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 digital 5.1 |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround and stereo. |
| Note |
Based on Le Réveillon by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after Roderich Benedix' Das Gefängnis. |
| Performer |
Judith Howarth (Adele) ; Nancy Gustafson (Rosalinde) ; Bonaventura Bottone (Alfredo) ; Louis Otey (Gabriel von Eisenstein) ; John Dobson (Dr. Blind) ; Anthony Michaels-Moore (Dr. Falke) ; Eric Garrett (Colonel Frank) ; Jochen Kowalski (Prince Orlofsky) ; Royal Opera Chorus ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Richard Bonynge, conductor. |
| Credits |
Choreographers, Derek Deane, Frederick Ashton ; camera supervisor, Nick Jordan ; editor, Steve Eveleigh. |
| Note |
Features Dame Joan Sutherland's farewell to the Royal Opera House, with guest appearances by Luciano Pavarotti and Marilyn Horne. |
| Event |
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. |
| Summary |
Baron von Eisenstein is supposed to go to jail for eight days for a minor offense, but decides to attend a ball first. When the governor of the jail comes to take him away he finds the Baroness entertaining a former suitor. To avoid difficulty, she persuades the suitor to pose as her husband and go to jail for a night but when she goes to the ball alone she faces other complications. |
| Language |
Sung in English with optional subtitles. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Music -- Performance.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Haffner, C. (Carl), 1804-1876, librettist.
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Genée, Richard, 1823-1895, librettist.
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Mortimer, John, 1923-2009, translator.
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Cox, John, 1935 March 12- director, production personnel.
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Vernon, John, 1927- producer.
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Burton, Humphrey, 1931- director.
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Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908, bibliographic antecedent.
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Benedix, Roderich, 1811-1873, bibliographic antecedent.
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Howarth, Judith, singer.
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Gustafson, Nancy, singer.
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Bottone, Bonaventura, singer.
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Otey, Louis, singer.
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Dobson, John, 1930- singer.
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Michaels-Moore, Anthony, singer.
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Garrett, Eric, 1931-2009, singer.
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Kowalski, Jochen, 1954- singer.
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Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010, performer.
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Pavarotti, Luciano, performer.
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Horne, Marilyn, performer.
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Bonynge, Richard, conductor.
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Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.
Fledermaus. English.
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Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
Réveillon.
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Royal Opera House (London, England), performer, producer.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, producer.
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RM Arts (Firm), producer.
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Reiner Moritz Associates, publisher.
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Image Entertainment (Firm), distributor.
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| Standard No. |
014381579727 |
| Music No. |
ID5797RMDVD Image Entertainment |
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