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Elektra tragic opera in one act
Title
Elektra [videorecording] : tragic opera in one act / by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; a production of Unitel Classica, in co-production with ZDF Arte, in co-operation with Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.
Published
Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex : Opus Arte, ©2010.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Program notes by David Nice and synopsis, in English with French and German translations (23 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Extra features: Cast gallery ; Making of Elektra (14 min., 39 sec.).
Original stage production, set, and costumes, Herbert Wernicke ; restaging director, Bettina Göschl ; stage adaptation, Frank Kuhlmann, Christoph Lettow ; costume adaptation, Dorothee Melzer ; light adaptation, Felix Kirchhofer, Christian Kass; directed for video by Andreas Morell.
Recorded live, at the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, Jan. 29, Feb. 1 and 4, 2010.
Sung in German; with optional English, French, German, and Spanish subtitles.
Summary
A performance of the tragic opera of the fall of the house of Agamemnon.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
German
Added to Catalog
March 23, 2021
Credits
Original stage production, set, and costumes, Herbert Wernicke ; restaging director, Bettina Göschl ; stage adaptation, Frank Kuhlmann, Christoph Lettow ; costume adaptation, Dorothee Melzer ; light adaptation, Felix Kirchhofer, Christian Kass; directed for video by Andreas Morell.
Performers
Linda Watson (Elektra) ; Jane Henschel (Klyämnestra) ; Manuela Uhl (Chrysothemis) ; René Kollo (Aegisth) ; Albert Dohmen (Orest) ; with supporting singers ; Philharmonia Chor Wien ; Münchner Philharmoniker ; Christian Thielemann, conductor.
System details note
DVD-9, NTSC; all regions; sound formats: LPCM 2.0, DTS digital surrond; aspect ratio, 16:9.
Videorecording number
OA 1046 D Opus Arte
Subjects
Genre/Form
Opera television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Feature films.
Operas.
Feature films.
Operas.
Televised performances.
Drama.
Opera television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
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