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Aïda : an opera in four acts / by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto, Antonio Ghislanzoni.
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- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
- Series:
- Opera in video
- Standardized Title:
- Aïda
- Language:
- Catalan
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video (approximately 186 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- Waldron, England : Opus Arte, [2004]
- Language Note:
- Sung in Italian, documentary feature spoken in English; subtitles in Catalan, German, English, Spanish, and French.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Set in ancient Egypt, this opera tells of the love of Radames, the captain of the guard for a slave girl, Aïda. She is the daughter of the King of Ethiopia who is captured by Radames and the Egyptian troops. Tricked into betraying military secrets, Radames is condemned to be buried alive. He is joined by Aïda who dies with him.
- Credits:
- A Gran Teatre del Liceu, Opus Arte production ; in association with BBC Worldwide ; stage director, José Antonio Gutiérrez.
- Notes:
- Extra features: cast gallery; set gallery; illustrated synopsis; Josep Mestres Cabanes at the Liceu (documentary feature).
- Program notes by Isidre Bravo in English, French, and German (24 p. : col. ill.).
- This production recreates "the historic paper trompe- l'oeil sets painted between 1936-45 by Josep Mestres Cabanes, the last representative of the old Catalan school of scenography"--Original container.
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2009. (Opera in video). Available via World Wide Web.
- OCLC:
- 649688933
- Publisher Number:
- 809478000945
- OA 0894 D Opus Arte
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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