| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 39 min., 9 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Playing Time |
023909 |
| Description |
digital |
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video file |
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Television program |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Performer |
Samuel Ramey (Mefistofele) ; Gabriela Beňačková (Margherita/Elena) ; Dennis O'Neill (Faust) ; Judith Christin (Marta) ; Emily Manhart (Pantalis) ; Daniel Harper (Wagner) ; Douglas Wunsch (Nereo) ; Chorus and Orchestra of the San Francisco Opera ; Maurizio Arena, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1989 San Francisco Opera, San Francisco, California, USA. |
| Summary |
Inspired by the Faust legend, Arrigo Boito's Mefistofele is an imaginative work which is also faithful to Goethe's original conception. The opera premiered in 1868 at La Scala, Milan. It is characterized by its rich orchestral sounds, beautifully punctuated with lyrical passages and choral interludes. Robert Calsen's staging sublimes that work with a post-modern production, both theatrically stunning and profundly decadent. The performance has been unanimously acclaimed in San Francisco and Paris, and Samuel Ramey, the title role, has won both critical and popular approval. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian; English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust -- Musical settings.
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Operas.
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Operas. |
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Faust (Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von) |
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Internet videos.
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Musical settings.
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Internet videos.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Musical settings.
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| Added Author |
Carsen, Robert, stage director.
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Large, Brian, film director.
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Ramey, Samuel, singer.
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Beňačková-Čápová, Gabriela, singer.
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O'Neill, Dennis, singer.
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Christin, Judith, singer.
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Manhart, Emily, singer.
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Harper, Daniel (Singer), singer.
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Wunsch, Douglas, singer.
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Arena, Maurizio, 1935- conductor.
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Container of (work): Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
Mefistofele.
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RM Arts (Firm), production company.
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San Francisco Opera, performer, production company.
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