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La gazza ladra The thieving magpie : opera semiseria in two acts
Title
La gazza ladra [videorecording] = The thieving magpie : opera semiseria in two acts / [music by] Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Giovanni Gherardini ; produced by WDR in association with RM Arts ; producer, Michael Hampe ; directed for television by José Montes-Baquer.
Published
[Munich] : Arthaus Musik, [2007?], ©1987.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (182 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Opera in 2 acts.
Program notes and synopsis in German, English, and French (43 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Set design and costumes, Mauro Pagano.
Live recording from the Cologne Opera in 1987.
Sung in Italian with English, German, French and Spanish subtitles.
Summary
A servant girl accused of stealing a silver spoon is brought to trial. Tragedy turns into comedy when it is discovered that the real thief is a magpie.
Variant and related titles
Thieving magpie
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Italian
Added to Catalog
March 22, 2021
Credits
Set design and costumes, Mauro Pagano.
Performers
Ileana Cotrubas ; Nucci Condò ; Carlos Feller ; David Kuebler ; Brent Ellis ; Alberto Rinaldi ; other soloists ; Chorus of the Cologne Opera ; Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne ; Bruno Bartoletti, conductor.
System details note
DVD-9; NTSC, Region 0; full screen (4:3) presentation; PCM Stereo.
Videorecording number
102 203 Arthaus
Also listed under
Kölner Oper. Chor.
Kultur International Films.
Gürzenich-Orchester (Cologne, Germany)
RM Arts (Firm)
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