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The Greek passion / music by Bohuslav Martinu ; the original English libretto by the composer based on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel Christ recrucified ; adapted for the screen and directed by Tomas Simerda.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 830
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Czech
- English
- French
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (22 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Recke pasije
- Place of Publication:
- [Czech Republic?] : Supraphon Music, [2007]
- Language Note:
- Subtitles in Czech, English, German and French.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- The tragic opera based on Nikos Kazantzakis's novel about a Small Greek village where the town's people re-enact the Passion of Christ.
- Participant:
- John Mitchinson (Manolios) ; Helen Field (Katerina) ; John Tomlinson (Grigoris the priest) ; Geoffrey Moses (Fotis the priest) ; Rita Cullis (Lenio) ; Arthur Davies (Yannokos) ; Jeffrey Lawton (Panait ; Andonis) ; Phillip Joll (kostandis) ; Catherine Savory (Nikolio) ; John Harris (Michelis) ; David Gwynne Old man ; Patriarcheas), Jana Jonasova (Despinio) ; Prague Philharmonic Choir ; chorus master, Josef Veselka ; Kuhn Children's Choir, chorus master, Jiri Chvala ; Brno Philharmonic Orchestra ; conductor, Sir Charles Mackerras.
- Credits:
- Photography, Martin Kubala ; editor, Milan Justin.
- Notes:
- Recorded at the Brno Stadion Studio, June 1-6, 1981.
- Opera in four acts.
- "Television film from 1999."
- OCLC:
- 184707881
- Publisher Number:
- 099925701499
- SU 7014-9 Supraphon
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