| Description |
1 videocassette (135 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Physical Medium |
1/2 in. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
analog |
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magnetic |
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VHS |
| System Details |
VHS format. |
| Note |
Opera in 4 acts. |
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Music by Puccini; libretto by Domenico Oliva, Giulio Ricordi, Luigi Illica, and Marco Praga, after the novel by Abbé Prévost. |
| Performer |
Renata Scotto (Manon Lescaut); Plácido Domingo (Chevalier des Grieux); Pablo Elvira (Lescaut); Renato Capecchi (Geronte); supporting soloists; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus; David Stivender, chorus master; James Levine, conductor. |
| Credits |
Production, Gian Carlo Menotti; musical preparation, Alberta Masiello. |
| Event |
Recorded at "the March 29, 1980 performance at the Metropolitan Opera. No material was taken from rehearsals, other performances or remake recording sessions."--Container. |
| Note |
Originally produced for television broadcast on Live from the Met. |
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Hi-fi stereo., Dolby processed. |
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Program notes by David Hamilton, and synopsis ([12] p. : ill.) in container. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian, with English subtitles. |
| 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 |
Oliva, Domenico, librettist.
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Ricordi, Giulio, 1840-1912, librettist.
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Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919, librettist.
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Praga, Marco, 1862-1929, librettist.
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Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023, performer.
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Domingo, Plácido, 1941- performer.
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Elvira, Pablo, 1937-2000, performer.
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Capecchi, Renato, performer.
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Stivender, David, conductor.
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Levine, James, 1943-2021, conductor.
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Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007, director.
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Masiello, Alberta.
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Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
Manon Lescaut.
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Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Manon Lescaut.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
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Bel Canto Paramount Home Video.
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| Added Title |
Live from the Met.
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| ISBN |
0792104641 |
| Music No. |
12554 Bel Canto Paramount Home Video |
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