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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.
- 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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