| Description |
1 videodisc (166 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 |
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region 1 |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16X9 TVs; stereo. |
| Performer |
Renee Fleming, Elizabeth Futral, sopranos ; Judith Forst, Josepha Gayer, mezzo-sopranos ; Anthony Dean Griffey, Matthew Lord, Jeffrey Lentz, tenors ; Rodney Gilfry, baritone ; Luis Oropeza, Ray Reinhardt, Lynne Soffer, actors ; San Francisco Opera Orchestra ; André Previn, conductor. |
| Credits |
Colin Graham, stage director ; Michael Yeargan, designer ; Kirk Browning, director ; music director, Donald Runnicles; editor, Gary Bradley. |
| Note |
Libretto by Philip Littell, based on the play by Tennessee Williams. |
| Event |
Filmed at the world premiere performance, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, California, September 1998. |
| Note |
Originally produced for the WNET program Great performances in 1998. |
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DVD release of the opera performed in 1998 at the San Francisco Opera. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Blanche Dubois visits her sister and her husband Stanley, and he immediately dislikes her. Friction builds between the two of them when they are left in the apartment together. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Concert television programs.
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Concert television programs.
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Cultural television programs.
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Cultural television programs.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Littell, Philip, librettist.
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Graham, Colin, 1931-2007, director.
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Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008, director.
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Runnicles, Donald, 1954- director.
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Flannery, Judy, producer.
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Walker, John, 1956 April 21- producer.
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Fleming, Renée, performer.
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Futral, Elizabeth, performer.
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Forst, Judith, performer.
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Griffey, Anthony Dean, 1967- performer.
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Gilfry, Rodney, performer.
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Lord, Matthew, performer.
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Oropeza, Luis, performer.
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Lentz, Jeffrey, performer.
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Gayer, Josepha, performer.
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Reinhardt, Ray, performer.
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Soffer, Lynne, performer.
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Previn, André, 1929-2019, conductor.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
Streetcar named Desire.
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Previn, André, 1929-2019.
Streetcar named Desire.
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San Francisco Opera. Orchestra, performer.
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San Francisco Opera.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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Reiner Moritz Associates.
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Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
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| Standard No. |
014381578829 |
| Music No. |
ID5788RADVD Image Entertainment |
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