Owen Wingrave / Britten.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Piper, Myfanwy, librettist.

Large, Brian, director.

Graham, Colin, 1931-2007, director.

Myerscough-Jones, David, designer.

Knode, Charles, costume designer.

Cartwright, Hubert, lighting designer.

Amis, John, commentator.

Luxon, Benjamin, performer.

Shirley-Quirk, John, performer.

Douglas, Nigel, performer.

Fisher, Sylvia, 1910-1996, performer.

Harper, Heather, performer.

Vyvyan, Jennifer, 1925-1974, performer.

Baker, Janet, performer.

Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, performer.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, conductor.

Culshaw, John.

James, Henry, 1843-1916.

Wandsworth School. Boys' Choir, performer.

English Chamber Orchestra, performer.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

Decca Record Company.

Series:

Britten-Pears Collection

The Britten-Pears collection

Language:

English

French

German

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Owen Wingrave.

Britten, Benjamin.

Operas.

James, Henry, 1843-1916. Owen Wingrave.

James, Henry.

Genre:

Operas.

Nonfiction television programs.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

London : Decca, [2009]

Language Note:

Sung & narrated in English; subtitles in English, French, German & Spanish.

System Details:

DVD; soundtracks in LPCM mono, enhanced Dolby mono; aspect ratio 4:3.

digital

optical

mono

LPCM

video file

DVD video

Contents:

Also includes: Extracts from "Music Now" ("Music on Two") from May 9, 1971 : John Amis speaking about the opera and talking with Graham, Piper, Pears & Large, & John Culshaw speaking with Britten (15:38).

Participant:

Benjamin Luxon, John Shirley-Quirk, Nigel Douglas, Sylvia Fisher, Heather Harper, Jennifer Vyvyan, Janet Baker, Peter Pears ; narrator : Pears ; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir ; English Chamber Orchestra ; the composer, conductor.

Credits:

Directed by Brian Large & Colin Graham ; stage design : David Myerscough-Jones ; costumes : Charles Knode ; lighting : Hubert Cartwright.

Notes:

Opera for television in 2 acts.

Libretto by Myfanwy Piper, based on the short story by Henry James.

Program notes by Philip Reed & synopsis by Sue Baxter in English, French & German inserted in container.

First broadcast by BBC Two from The Maltings, Snape, on May 16, 1971.

Related Work:

James, Henry, 1843-1916. Owen Wingrave.

Contains:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Owen Wingrave.

OCLC:

320052851

Publisher Number:

044007433300

074 3330 Decca