| Description |
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Features: an introduction to the opera by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., "Making of featurette", Gilbert & Sullivan profile, song index and companion booklet featuring the Iolanthe libretto. |
| Credits |
Composer. Arthur Sullivan ; libretto, W.S. Gilbert. |
| System Details |
DVD Dolby digital. |
| Performer |
Beverley Mills, Derek Hammond-Stroud, Alexander Oliver, Kate Flowers ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Alexander Faris, conductor ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; John McCarthy, chorus master. |
| Summary |
Iolanthe used to be the life and soul of Fairyland but was banished 25 years ago for marrying a mortal. Now, pardoned by the Fairy Queen she returns as a beautiful teenager, but with a 24-year-old son, Strephon, who is half fairy, half mortal. He is in love with Phyllis, a ward of the rather susceptible Lord Chancellor. For a while, these complications wreck havoc with the proceedings of the House of Lords, giving Gilbert a chance to poke fun at that august institution. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Music videos.
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| Added Author |
Mills, Beverley.
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Hammond-Stroud, Derek, 1926-2012.
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Oliver, Alexander (Tenor)
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Flowers, Kate.
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De Paul, Judith.
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Faris, Alexander.
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McCarthy, John, 1919-2009.
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Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.
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Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911.
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London Symphony Orchestra.
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Ambrosian Opera Chorus.
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Goldcrest Films International.
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Acorn Media (Firm)
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| Note |
Container title can be read: Gilbert and Sullivan Iolanthe |
| ISBN |
156938536X |
| Music No. |
AMP-8536 Acorn Media |
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