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Semele / by George Frideric Handel ; libretto, William Congreve ; from the Zürich Opera House.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 1226
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Operas.
- Television programs.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- London : Decca, [2009]
- Language Note:
- Sung in English with subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese
- System Details:
- DVD; soundtracks in DTS 5.0, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.
- digital
- optical
- mixed
- LPCM
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "Live from the Zurich Opera House, Cecilia Bartoli stars in the virtuouso title role of Handel's drama of ambition, vanity and seduction. Now one of Handel's most popular operas, Semele contains some of his best vocal music, including 'Where'er you walk' and the show-stopping 'mirror aria' 'Myself I shall adore', in which Semele spectacularly serenades her own reflection"-- Container.
- Contents:
- DVD 1. Acts 1 & 2
- DVD 2. Act 3.
- Participant:
- Cecilia Bartoli (Semele) ; Charles Workman (Jupiter) ; Birgit Remmert (Juno) ; Liliana Nikiteanu (Ino) ; Anton Scharinger (Cadmus/Somnus) ; Thomas Michael Allen (Athamas) ; Isabel Rey (Iris) ; Chorus of the Opernhaus Zurich ; Orchestra La Scintilla of the Zurich Opera ; William Christie, conductor.
- Credits:
- Stage production, Robert Carsen; set and costume design, Patrick Kinmonth; lighting design, Robert Carsen, Peter van Praet; TV director, Felix Breisach.
- Notes:
- Opera in 3 acts.
- Recorded Jan. 2007 at the Zurich Opera House.
- Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container.
- OCLC:
- 320869439
- Publisher Number:
- 044007433232
- 074 3323 Decca
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