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Manon Lescaut / NVC Arts presents ; by Giacomo Puccini ; producer, Götz Friedrich ; produced by BBC TV in association with NVC Arts ; directed [for the screen] by Humphrey Burton.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 2789
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Lescaut, Manon, 1689-1721--Drama.
- Lescaut, Manon.
- Mistresses--France--Drama.
- Mistresses.
- France--Social conditions--18th century--Drama.
- France.
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Operas.
- Film adaptations.
- Filmed performances.
- Feature films.
- Concert films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
- polychrome.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Opus Arte, [2022]
- Language Note:
- Sung in Italian; with subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.
- System Details:
- DVD; NTSC; all regions; Dolby digital 2.0.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby digital 2.0
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- all regions
- Summary:
- "The story is set in France and Louisiana in the early 18th century and focuses on the fortunes and tragedy of the hero, the Chevalier des Grieux, and his lover, Manon"--Container.
- Participant:
- Placido Domingo (Chevalier des Grieux), Thomas Allen (Lescaut), Kiri Te Kanawa (Manon Lescaut), Robin Leggate (Edmondo), Forbes Robinson (Geronte Di Ravoir), and other soloists ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Royal Opera Chorus ; conductor, Giuseppe Sinopoli.
- Credits:
- Costumes, Aliute Meczies.
- Notes:
- Title and credits from screen.
- A lyric drama in four acts.
- Programme notes in English on booklet in container.
- Libretto by Luigi Illica, Marco Praga and Domenico Oliva after the play by Abbé Prévost.
- Full screen 4:3.
- Recorded at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 17 May 1983.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- Contains:
- Container of: Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Manon Lescaut.
- OCLC:
- 1331407199
- Publisher Number:
- 809478013426
- OA1342D Opus Arte
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