| Description |
2 videodiscs (2 hr., 44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
The Britten-Pears Collection |
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Britten-Pears Collection.
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| System Details |
DVD; fullscreen (4:3) presentation; NTSC; LPCM mono. and enhanced Dolby mono. |
| Note |
Dramma per musica in three acts; film adaptation of Mozart's opera. |
| Performer |
Peter Pears, Heather Harper, Anne Pashley, Rae Woodland, Robert Tear ; English Opera Chorus ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Benjamin Britten, conductor. |
| Credits |
Producer, Colin Graham ; TV director, Brian Large ; DVD producer, Harald Gericke. |
| Event |
Recorded at the London Opera Centre, Sept. 8-9, 1969; first broadcast on BBC Two, May 10, 1970. |
| Summary |
King Crete, returning from the Trojan wars, vows to sacrifice the first living creature he meets, only to be met by his own son. |
| Language |
Sung in English; with optional subtitles in Chinese, English, French, German and Spanish. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Conductor.
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Pears, Peter, 1910-1986. Performer.
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Harper, Heather. Performer.
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Pashley, Anne, 1937-2016. Performer.
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Woodland, Rae. Performer.
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Tear, Robert. Performer.
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Graham, Colin, 1931-2007. Producer.
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Large, Brian. Director.
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Gericke, Harald. Producer.
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Radford, Evelyn. Translator.
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Radford, Maisie. Translator.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Idomeneo English.
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English Chamber Orchestra. Performer.
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English Opera Group. Chorus. Performer.
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Decca Record Company.
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| Added Title |
Idomeneo |
| Standard No. |
044007432587 |
| Music No. |
074 3258 Decca |
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074 3259--074 3260 Decca |
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