Little women : an opera in two acts / music and libretto by Mark Adamo ; stage director, Peter Webster ; directed for television by Brian Large ; a co-production of Houston Grand Opera and Thirteen/WNET New York.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Adamo, Mark, composer, librettist.

Webster, Peter (Peter M.), director.

Large, Brian, director.

Novacek, Stephanie, singer.

DiDonato, Joyce, singer.

Shelton, Chad, singer.

Tappan, Stacey, singer.

Lloyd, Margaret (Soprano), singer.

Belcher, Daniel, singer.

Yuan, Chen-Ye, singer.

Ciesinski, Katherine, singer.

Maddalena, James, singer.

Jones, Gwendolyn (Mezzo-soprano), singer.

Parker, Derrick (Bass baritone), singer.

Summers, Patrick, conductor.

McCollum, Christopher, designer.

Graff, Melissa, costume designer.

Plevan, David M., lighting designer.

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

Adamo, Mark.

Houston Grand Opera, production personnel.

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), production personnel.

Houston Grand Opera. Orchestra, performer.

Naxos (Sound recording label)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operas.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (114 min., 53 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Naxos, [2010]

Language Note:

Sung in English; with optional subtitles in English.

System Details:

DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1, PCM stereo.; aspect ratio 16:9; NTSC; no region (region 0, all region); dual-layer.

digital

optical

mixed

Dolby digital 5.1

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Summary:

Based on Louisa May Alcott's popular novel, Mark Adamo's opera Little Women has been performed in more than 70 international and national engagements since its 1997 première.

Participant:

Stephanie Novacek (Jo) ; Joyce DiDonato (Meg) ; Chad Shelton (Laurie) ; Stacey Tappan (Beth) ; Margaret Lloyd (Amy) ; Daniel Belcher (John Brooke) ; Chen-Ye Yuan (Friedrich Bhaer) ; Katherine Ciesinski (Cecilia March) ; James Maddalena (Gideon March) ; Gwendolyn Jones (Alma March) ; Derrick Parker (Mr. Dashwood) ; Houston Grand Opera Orchestra ; Patrick Summers, conductor.

Credits:

Set designer, Christopher McCollum ; costume designer, Melissa Graff ; lighting designer, David M. Plevan.

Notes:

Based on the novel Little women by Louisa May Alcott.

Recorded live, Mar. 17-18, 2000, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center, Houston, Tex.

Originally produced in 2001.

Program and biographical notes in English (11 p. : ill.) in container.

Related Work:

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Little women.

Adamo, Mark. Little women.

OCLC:

688354291

Publisher Number:

747313561353

2.110613 Naxos

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