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Die Liebe der Danae : joyful mythology in 3 acts / by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Josef Gregor, after motives by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; Unitel Classica, Arthaus Musik presenting from the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Korean
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Danaë (Greek mythological character)--Drama.
- Danaë.
- Colección Dánae.
- Operas.
- Danaë (Greek mythology).
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Operas.
- Filmed performances.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (25 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Leipzig] : Arthaus Musik, [2011]
- Language Note:
- Sung in German; optional subtitles in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Korean.
- System Details:
- DVD-9; NTSC, region 0; soundtracks in Dolby digital 5.0, PCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.
- digital
- optical
- mixed
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Strauss completed his second-to-last opera 'Die Liebe der Danae' in 1940. Written under war clouds, the 'merry mythology' based on an idea by von Hofmannsthal was given a provisional, by-invitation-only dress rehearsal premiere at the Salzburg Festival '44 the day before all theaters in the 'Reich' were closed by order of the Ministry of Propaganda.
- Participant:
- Manuela Uhl (Danae) ; Mark Delavan (Jupiter) ; Matthias Klink (Midas) ; Thomas Blondelle (Merkur) ; Burkhard Ulrich (Pollux) ; supporting soloists ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin ; Andrew Litton, conductor.
- Credits:
- Stage director, Kirsten Harms ; stage designer, Bernd Damovsky; costume designer, Dorothea Katzer; lighting designer, Manfred Voss; dramaturgy, Andreas K.W. Meyer; video director, Myriam Hoyer.
- Notes:
- Recorded in performance at the Deutsche Opera Berlin, 2011.
- Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container.
- Bonus: behind the scenes, including interviews with Kirsten Harms and Andreas K.W. Meyer as well as backstage and rehearsal footage (22 min.)
- Contains:
- Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Liebe der Danae.
- OCLC:
- 762095873
- Publisher Number:
- 807280158090
- 101 580 Arthaus Musik
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