| Description |
1 videodisc (185 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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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD 9; region 0; NTSC; picture format: 4:3; PCM stereo. |
| Performer |
Knut Skram (Figaro) ; Ileana Cotrubas (Susanna) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Countess) ; Benjamin Luxon (Count Almaviva) ; Frederica Von Stade (Cherubino) ; Marius Rintzler (Dr. Bartolo) ; Nucci Condo (Marcellina) ; John Fryatt (Don Basilio) ; with supporting soloists ; the Glyndebourne Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Martin Isepp, harpsichord continuo ; John Pritchard, conductor. |
| Credits |
Designed by John Bury ; lighting, Robert Bryan, Hedley Versey. |
| Event |
Recorded live at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 1973. |
| Note |
Program notes by Babette Hesse, in English, French, and German (19 p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
Tells the tale of the servant Figaro, who is about to marry the maid Susanna. Unfortunately Count Almaviva has been keeping an eye on Susanna for himself and tries to prevent this marriage with the help of Bortolo, the doctor, but is continually thwarted. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian; optional subtitles in Italian, German, French, English, and Spanish. |
| 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 |
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838, librettist.
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Hall, Peter, 1930-2017, producer.
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Burton, Humphrey, 1931- producer.
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Heather, Dave, 1941-2005, director.
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Skram, Knut, 1937- performer.
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Cotrubas, Ileana, performer.
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Te Kanawa, Kiri, performer.
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Luxon, Benjamin, performer.
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Von Stade, Frederica, performer.
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Rintzler, Marius, performer.
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Condò, Nucci, performer.
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Fryatt, John, performer.
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Isepp, Martin, performer.
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Pritchard, John, 1921-1989, conductor.
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Bury, John, 1925-2000, designer.
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Bryan, Robert, 1934- lighting designer.
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Versey, Hedley, lighting designer.
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Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
Mariage de Figaro.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Nozze di Figaro.
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company, production personnel.
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Southern Television (Firm), production personnel.
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Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, performer.
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London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
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| Standard No. |
807280108996 |
| Music No. |
101 089 Arthaus Musik |
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