| Description |
2 videodiscs (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 |
| System Details |
DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, PCM stereo; widescreen (16:9) presentation; filmed in HD. |
| Note |
Opera in 4 acts; libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. |
| Cast |
Roberto Scandiuzzi, Johan Botha, Dolora Zajick, Violeta Urmana, Stefan Kocán, Adam Laurence Herskowitz, Jennifer Check, Carlo Guelfi, Christine Freeman, Bradley Shelver, solo dancers ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Metropolitan Opera Ballet ; Daniele Gatti, conductor. |
| Credits |
Stage production, Sonja Frisell; set designer, Gianni Quaranta; costume designer, Dada Saligeri; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler; choreographer, Alexei Ratmansky; stage director, Stephen Pickover; vidoe director Gary Halvorson. |
| Event |
Recorded during a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera, Oct. 24, 2009. |
| Note |
Bonus feature: Backstage at the Met with Johan Botha, Dolora, Zajick, Violeta Urmana, Alexei Ratmansky and Met supernumeraries. Host : Renée Fleming. |
| Summary |
An Egyptian soldier falls in love with a princess-turned-slave girl. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish or Chinese. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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| Genre/Form |
Televised operas.
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| Added Author |
Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893. Librettist.
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Scandiuzzi, Roberto, 1958- Performer.
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Botha, Johan. Performer.
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Zajick, Dolora. Performer.
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Urmana, Violeta. Performer.
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Guelfi, Carlo. Performer.
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Gatti, Daniele, 1961- Conductor.
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Frisell, Sonja.
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Quaranta, Gianni.
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Saligeri, Dada.
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Wechsler, Gil.
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Ratmanskiĭ, Alekseĭ, 1968- Choreographer.
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Pickover, Stephen.
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Halvorson, Gary.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer.
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Decca Music Group.
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| Standard No. |
044007434284 |
| Music No. |
B001536-09 Decca |
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