| Edition |
Widescreen edizione. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Metropolitan Opera HD live |
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Metropolitan Opera HD live.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, all-region; LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; 16:9 aspect ratio. |
| Cast |
Karita Mattila (Manon Lescaut) ; Marcello Giordani (Des Grieux) ; Dwayne Croft (Lescaut) ; Dale Travis (Geronte) ; with additional soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Credits |
Set and costume designer, Desmond Heeley ; stage director, Gina Lapinski ; host, Renée Fleming. |
| Event |
Recorded live at the Met, Feb. 16, 2008. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on the PBS series Great Performances. |
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Based on a novel by Abbé Prévost. |
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"A Metropolitan Opera High Definition Production"--Container. |
| Audience |
E: exempt from classification. |
| Note |
Program notes and synopsis in English (9 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
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Includes a PDF booklet, accessible on a computer with DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Acrobat 6.0, with additional program notes in English, German and French. |
| Summary |
A live performance of Puccini's opera. |
| Note |
Bonus: Backstage at the Met with Renée Fleming, Karita Mattila and Marcello Giordani. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian ; available English, French, German, Italian or Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Television adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Mattila, Karita. voc
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Croft, Dwayne. voc
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Travis, Dale. voc
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Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor.
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Fleming, Renée. Host.
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Heeley, Desmond. Set designer. Costume designer.
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Lapinski, Gina.
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Large, Brian. Director.
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Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
Manon Lescaut.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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EMI (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
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| Standard No. |
5099921742095 |
| Music No. |
2 17420 9 EMI Classics |
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