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The Makropulos case / music, Leoš Janáček ; libretto by the composer after the play by Karel Čapek ; director, Nikolaus Lehnhoff ; produced by Simon Flind ; Channel Four, NVC Arts.
- Format:
- Conference/Event
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Janáček, Leoš, 1854-1928, composer.
- Conference Name:
- Glyndebourne Festival Opera, host institution, performer.
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Standardized Title:
- Věc Makropulos
- Language:
- Czech
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Filmed performances.
- Operas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (95 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin : C Major Entertainment, 1995.
- Language Note:
- Sung in Czech.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Based on a play by Karel Čapek, The Makropulos Case focuses on the issue of longevity - the pros and cons of living for 337 years, as happens to the mysterious Emilia Marty, the sexually irresistible prima donna who's seen it all and done it all. Part grotesque human comedy, part profound personal tragedy, Janáček's opera examines the eternal mystery of human existence with uniquely life-enhancing vision. "Anja Silja's Emilia Marty in Makropulos at Glyndebourne is a nonpareil triumph ... This is a near-perfect production by Nikolaus Lehnhoff" Wall Street Journal.
- Participant:
- Anja Silja (Emilia Marty) ; Kim Begley (Albert Gregor) ; Victor Braun (Baron Prus) ; Andrew Shore (Dr. Kolenatý) ; London Philharmonic ; the Glyndebourne Chorus ; Andrew Davis, conductor.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed February 23, 2022).
- Written in 1925.
- Recorded Glyndebourne.
- OCLC:
- 1309919265
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