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L'elisir d'amore : a comic opera in two acts / music by Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Felice Romani after the comedy by Scribe "Le Philtre" ; stage producer, Frank Dunlop ; directed for video by Brian Large ; [presented by] RM Associates in cooperation with Opera National de Lyon.

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Format:
Video
Author/Creator:
Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861. Philtre, author.
Contributor:
Romani, Felice, 1788-1865, librettist.
Gheorghiu, Angela, singer.
Dan, Elena, 1967- singer.
Alagna, Roberto, singer.
Scaltriti, Roberto, singer.
Alaimo, Simone, singer.
Pidò, Evelino, conductor.
Dunlop, Frank, 1927- production personnel.
Large, Brian, director.
Bailey, Derek, director, screenwriter.
Reiner Moritz Associates, producer.
Opéra de Lyon, performer, producer.
Decca Record Company, producer, distributor.
Ayda Productions, producer.
Language:
Chinese
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Operas.
Opera--Production and direction.
Opera.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Operas.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Other Title:
Love potion.
Place of Publication:
London : Decca, [2002]
Language Note:
The opera is sung in Italian with English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese subtitles; the documentary in English, French and Italian with English subtitles.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC all regions, 16:9 aspect ratio.
digital
optical
NTSC
video file
DVD video
all regions
Summary:
L'elsisir d'amor is a comic opera about a young man who drinks a "magic" potion to make the girl he desires fall in love with him. The documentary presents a fascinating "behind-the-scenes" look at the staging, rehearsal and recording of Frank Dunlop's celebrated production.
Contents:
L'elisir d'amore (2:05:00)
Making Elisir (52:00).
Participant:
Angela Gheorghiu (Adina), Elena Dan (Giannetta), sopranos ; Roberto Alagna (Nemorino), tenor ; Roberto Scaltriti (Belcore), baritone ; Simone Alaimo (Dulcamara), bass.
Orchestre et Chœur de l'Opéra National de Lyon ; Evelino Pidò, conductor.
Credits:
For the opera: senior cameraman, Keith Gibson ; editor, Stephen Eveleigh; set designed by Roberto Platé; costumes designed by Jacques Schmidt & Emmanuel Peduzzi; lighting by Martial Barrault; choreography by Sylvie Kay.
For the documentary: written and directed by Derek Bailey; produced by Neil Mundy; cameraman, Duncan Cross; editor, Stephen Eveleigh.
Notes:
Issue number from container spine.
Includes the documentary: Making Elisir : the recording of Donizetti's opera L'elisir d'amore at the Opera National de Lyon / RM Associates in association with Opera National de Lyon, The Decca Record Company (52 min.)
Documentary film title from DVD menu: Love potion.
Produced by: Decca Record Company Limited ... [et al.]; for the documentary: Decca Record Company Limited; Ayda Productions.
Dolby digital 5.1 surround or stereo
Synopsis and program notes in English, French and German (27 p.) included.
Contains:
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Elisir d'amore, composer.
Making Elisir.
OCLC:
50145248
Publisher Number:
044007410394
074 103-9 Decca

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