| Description |
2 videodiscs (243 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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LPCM |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD; LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; aspect ratio 16:9, anamorphic widescreen; NTSC; region code 0. |
| Performer |
Renée Fleming (Feldmarschallin) ; Sophie Koch (Octavian) ; Diana Damrau (Sophie) ; Franz Hawlata (Baron Ochs) ; Jonas Kaufmann (Ein Sänger) ; Franz Grundheber (Faninal) ; Irmgard Vilsmaier ((Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin) ; Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Valzacchi) ; Jane Henschel (Annina) ; Münchner Philharmoniker ; Philharmonia Chor Wien ; Theaterkinderchor am Helmholtz-Gymnasium Karlsruhe ; Christian Thielemann, conductor. |
| Credits |
Stage production, sets, and costumes, Herbert Wernicke ; video director, Brian Large ; lighting design, Werner Breitenfelder. |
| Note |
Komödie für Musik in three acts. |
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Program notes by Bryan Gilliam in English and synopsis by Gerd Uckermann, English translation by Chris Wood (16 p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| Event |
Filmed at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Jan. 31, 2009. |
| Note |
Special features include: Talking Rosenkavalier: interviews with the cast and conductor (32 min.). |
| Contents |
Disc.1. Act 1 and Bonus feature -- Disc.2. Acts 2 & 3. |
| Summary |
Renee Fleming appears in one of her greatest roles--the beautiful Marschallin of Strauss's bittersweet comedy of love, Der Rosenkavalier. Her peerless performance is supported by "a galactic cast." |
| Language |
Sung in German, with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Chinese (opera); spoken in German and French, subtitles in English (special features). |
| 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 |
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929, librettist.
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Large, Brian, director.
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Fleming, Renée, performer.
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Koch, Sophie, performer.
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Damrau, Diana, performer.
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Hawlata, Franz, performer.
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Kaufmann, Jonas, performer.
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Grundheber, Franz, performer.
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Vilsmaier, Irmgard, performer.
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Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Wolfgang, performer.
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Henschel, Jane, 1950- performer.
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Thielemann, Christian, 1959- conductor.
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Wernicke, Herbert, designer.
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Breitenfelder, Werner, designer.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Rosenkavalier (Opera)
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Münchner Philharmoniker, performer.
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Philharmonia Chor Wien, performer.
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Unitel Classica (Firm)
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Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
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3sat (Firm)
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Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.
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| Standard No. |
044007433409 |
| Music No. |
B0013431-09 Decca |
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