| Description |
1 videodisc (117 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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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, PCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9; filmed in HD. |
| Performer |
Jennifer Larmore (Hélène) ; Peter Galliard (Ménélas) ; Jun-Sang Han (Pâris) ; Viktor Rud (Agamemnon) ; Rebecca Jo Loeb (Oreste) ; Christian Miedl (Calchas) ; Anat Edri (Bacchis) ; Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper ; Philharmoniker Hamburg ; Gerrit Priessnitz, conductor. |
| Credits |
Stage director and choreography, Renaud Doucet; set and costume design, André Barbe; lighting design, Guy Simard; dramaturg, Kerstin Schüssler-Bach; video director, Marcus Richardt. |
| Event |
Recorded in performance 2014 October 2 and 5, Staatsoper Hamburg. |
| Note |
Program notes in German with English and French translations (11 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
Renaud Doucet directs one of Jacques Offenbach's most successful works, which is a satire of middle-class values that pillories narrow-mindedness in society. |
| Local Note |
Westminster Choir College alumna. |
| Language |
Sung in French; with optional Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, or Spanish subtitles. |
| Subject |
Opera.
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Opera. |
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Middle class -- France -- Humor -- Drama.
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Middle class. |
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France. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880, composer.
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Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897, librettist.
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Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908, librettist.
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Larmore, Jennifer, performer.
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Galliard, Peter, performer.
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Han, Jun-Sang, performer.
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Rud, Viktor, performer.
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Loeb, Rebecca Jo, performer.
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Miedl, Christian, performer.
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Edri, Anat, 1989- performer.
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Doucet, Renaud, stage director, choreographer.
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Barbé, A. (André), set designer, costume designer.
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Simard, Guy (Lighting designer), lighting designer.
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Schüssler-Bach, Kerstin, 1967- dramaturge.
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Richardt, Marcus, video director.
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Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, performer.
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Hamburgische Staatsoper, performer.
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Hamburgische Staatsoper. Chor, performer.
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FAVO Film GmbH, production company.
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C Major Entertainment GmbH, publisher.
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| Standard No. |
814337013097 |
| Music No. |
730908 C Major |
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