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L'Incoronazione di Poppea
Title
L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Glyndebourne presents Peter Hall's production of ; by Claudio Monteverdi ; realized and conducted by Raymond Leppard ; libretto by Francesco Busenello.
ISBN
076971403X
9780769714035
Distribution
West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2003?]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Opera in two acts.
Accompanied by: Chapter selections.
Credits: Produced by BBC TV by arrangement with Glyndebourne ; editor, Ron Bowman ; camera, Paul Harding.
Sung in Italian; subtitles available in English, French, German, or Spanish.
Summary
The amoral story of the Roman Emperor Nero's love affair with the scheming and seductive Poppea, with evil triumphing over good while the allegorical figures from the Prologue - Fortune, Virtue and Love - look on.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Italian
Added to Catalog
November 08, 2019
Credits
Credits: Produced by BBC TV by arrangement with Glyndebourne ; editor, Ron Bowman ; camera, Paul Harding.
Performers
The Glyndebourne Chorus, chorus director, Jane Glover; The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor, Raymond Leppard.
Cast
Cast: Maria Ewing, Dennis Bailey, Cynthia Clarey, Robert Lloyd, Elizabeth Gale, Dale Duesing, Anne-Marie Owens, Patricia Kern, Helen Walker.
System details note
DVD, Region 1, NTSC; full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Videorecording number
D1403 Kultur
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Also listed under
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus.
London Philharmonic Orchestra.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company.
Kultur International Films.
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