| Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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LPCM |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
The Britten-Pears collection
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Britten-Pears Collection.
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| System Details |
DVD; soundtracks in LPCM mono, enhanced Dolby mono; aspect ratio 4:3. |
| Note |
Opera for television in 2 acts. |
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Libretto by Myfanwy Piper, based on the short story by Henry James. |
| Credits |
Directed by Brian Large & Colin Graham ; stage design, David Myerscough-Jones ; costumes, Charles Knode ; lighting, Hubert Cartwright. |
| Performer |
Benjamin Luxon (Owen Wingrave), John Shirley-Quirk (Mr. Coyle), Nigel Douglas (Lechmere), Sylvia Fisher (Miss Wingrave), Heather Harper (Mrs. Coyle), Jennifer Vyvyan (Mrs. Julian), Janet Baker (Kate Julian), Peter Pears (Sir Philip & narrator) ; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir ; English Chamber Orchestra ; the composer, conductor. |
| Event |
First broadcast by BBC Two from The Maltings, Snape, on May 16, 1971. |
| Note |
Program notes by Philip Reed & synopsis by Sue Baxter in English, French & German inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Also includes: Extracts from "Music Now" ("Music on Two") from May 9, 1971 : John Amis speaking about the opera and talking with Graham, Piper, Pears & Large, & John Culshaw speaking with Britten (15:38). |
| Summary |
"Based on a story by Henry James, Britten's Owen Wingrave was commissioned by he BBC as a television opera ... Reflecting Britten's own deeply-held pacifist beliefs, the opera's central character is a young man from an impeccable military background, whose rejection of violence and war leads him into a family conflict with a bitter and tragic conclusion"--Container. |
| Language |
Sung & narrated in English with optional subtitles in English, French, German & Spanish. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Television adaptations.
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Operas -- Television adaptations. |
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Operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Opera television programs.
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Opera television programs.
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Television adaptations.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Piper, Myfanwy, librettist.
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Large, Brian, director.
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Graham, Colin, 1931-2007, director.
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Myerscough-Jones, David, designer.
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Knode, Charles, costume designer.
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Cartwright, Hubert, lighting designer.
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Luxon, Benjamin, performer.
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Shirley-Quirk, John, performer.
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Douglas, Nigel, performer.
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Fisher, Sylvia, 1910-1996, performer.
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Harper, Heather, performer.
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Vyvyan, Jennifer, 1925-1974, performer.
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Baker, Janet, performer.
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Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, performer.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, conductor.
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Culshaw, John.
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Amis, John, commentator.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Owen Wingrave.
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James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Owen Wingrave.
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Wandsworth School. Boys' Choir, performer.
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English Chamber Orchestra, performer.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Decca Record Company.
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| Standard No. |
044007433300 |
| Music No. |
074 3330 Decca |
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