| Description |
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
021500 |
| Description |
digital video stereo |
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videodisc |
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Laserdisc |
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video file Laserdisc rda |
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Videorecording |
| Note |
Opera. |
| Performer |
Angela Gheorhiu, soprano ; Frank Lopardo, tenor ; Leo Nucci, baritone ; Richard Van Allan, Robin Leggate, Roderick Earle, Mark Beesley, Leah-Marian Jones, Gillian Knight ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor. |
| Credits |
Designer, Bob Crowley ; stage lighting, Jean Kalman ; camera supervisor, James Day. |
| Event |
Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dec. 1994. |
| System Details |
DVD video; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound; LPCM stereo. |
| Note |
"Video aspect ratio: 4:3"--Container. |
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Program notes and synopsis in English, French, and German (23 p.) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
"This famous performance of Verdi's romantic tragedy captures one of the most sensational debuts in operatic history. Singing Violetta for the first time was the young Romanian soprano, Angela Gheorghiu, whose remarkable interpretation reached the front pages of the world's press and led the BBC immediately to film the production"--Container. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Chinese. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Courtesans -- Drama.
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Courtesans. (OCoLC)fst00881707
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Operas. (OCoLC)fst01046191
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Opera.
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| Genre/Form |
Operas. (OCoLC)fst01726688
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Nonfiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710270
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Romance television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710333
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Televised operas. (OCoLC)fst01726269
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Filmed operas.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Televised operas.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Operas.
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Romance television programs.
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Music -- Performance -- Television.
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Opera -- Performance -- Television.
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| Added Author |
Gheorghiu, Angela. Performer.
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Lopardo, Frank. Performer.
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Nucci, Leo. Performer.
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Solti, Georg, 1912-1997. Conductor.
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Eyre, Richard, 1943- Director.
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Crowley, Bob. Designer.
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Burton, Humphrey, 1931- Director.
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Maniura, Peter. Director.
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Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
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Pleydell-Bouverie, Jane.
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Marks, Stephany.
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Younghusband, Jan.
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Van Allan, Richard.
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Leggate, Robin.
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Earle, Roderick.
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Beesley, Mark, 1961-
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Jones, Leah-Marian.
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Knight, Gillian.
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Kalman, Jean.
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Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895.
Dame aux camélias (Novel)
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Traviata.
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Royal Opera House (London, England) Performer.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Covent Garden Pioneer.
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Decca Record Company.
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| Standard No. |
044007143193 |
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044007430903 |
| Music No. |
4400714319 |
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071 431-9 |
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071 431-9 Decca |
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