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Elektra : opera in one act / by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; producer, Harry Kupfer ; television director, Brian Large.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929, librettist.
Marton, Eva, singer.
Fassbaender, Brigitte, singer.
Studer, Cheryl, singer.
Grundheber, Franz, singer.
King, James, 1925-2005, singer.
Abbado, Claudio, conductor.
Kupfer, Harry, director, production personnel.
Large, Brian, director.
Sophocles.
Wiener Staatsoper. Orchester, performer.
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, performer.
Österreichischer Rundfunk, producer.
RM Arts (Firm), producer.
Wiener Staatsoper, associated name.
Image Entertainment (Firm), distributor.
Reiner Moritz Associates, distributor.
Language:
English
German
Subjects (All):
Electra (Greek mythological figure)--Drama.
Electra.
Electra (Greek mythological figure).
Operas.
Genre:
Drama.
Operas.
Television programs.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Place of Publication:
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [1989]
Language Note:
Sung in German with optional English subtitles.
System Details:
DVD, dual layer; NTSC; region 1; sound tracks in Dolby digital, 5.1 surround, or Dolby 2.0 stereo.
digital
optical
mixed
Dolby
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Participant:
Eva Marton (Elektra), Brigitte Fassbaender (Clytemnestra), Cheryl Studer (Chrysothemis), sopranos ; James King (Aegisthus), tenor ; Franz Grundheber (Orestes), baritone.
Supporting soloists; Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Claudio Abbado, conductor.
Credits:
Stage design, Hans Schavernoch; costumes, Reinhard Heinrich; lighting, Robert Stangl; camera, Helmut Fibich...[et al.];editor, Gerhard Braunsberger; sound, Gregor Hornacek; executive producer, Franz Kabelka; stage director, Harry Kupfer.
Notes:
Based on Sophocles' play.
Produced by ORF/BR/RM Arts in association with the Vienna State Opera/RTP/ABC Australia. Distributed worldwide by RM Associates.
"From the Vienna State Opera."
Contains:
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Elektra, composer.
OCLC:
55727265
Publisher Number:
ID9303RADVD Image Entertainment

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