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King Arthur
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King Arthur
Title
King Arthur [videorecording] / by Henry Purcell ; directed for the stage by Jürgen Flimm, Salzburger Festspiele 2004.
Published
[Stuttgart] : EuroArts, p2005.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Opera in 5 acts, premiered in 1691. Performed in a version made for Salzburg by Harnoncourt & Flimm ; spoken German dialogue by Renate & Wolfgang Wiens.
Libretto by John Dryden.
Program notes by Susanne Stähr in English, German & French inserted in container.
Stage design & video, Klaus Kretschmer ; costumes, Birgit Hutter ; lighting, Manfred Voss ; choreography, Catharina Lühr ; drammaturgy, Susanne Stähr.
Recorded from live performances of July 24-28, 2004, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg.
Spoken dialogue given in German; vocal portions sung in English; subtitles in English, French & German.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
German; English
Added to Catalog
July 05, 2007
Credits
Stage design & video, Klaus Kretschmer ; costumes, Birgit Hutter ; lighting, Manfred Voss ; choreography, Catharina Lühr ; drammaturgy, Susanne Stähr.
Performers
Isabel Rey, Barbara Bonney, sopranos ; Birgit Remmert, contralto ; Michael Schade, tenor ; Oliver Widmer, baritone ; Michael Maertens (King Arthur) ; Christph Kail (Aurelius) ; Dietmar König (Oswald) ; Sylvie Rohrer (Emmeline) ; Peter Maertens (Conon) ; Ulli Maier (Matilda) ; Christoph Bantzer (Merlin) ; Alexandra Henkel (Philidel) ; Roland Renner (Osmond) ; Werner Wölbern (Grimbald) ; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Concentus Musicus Wien ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor.
System details note
DVD ; NTSC ; region code 0.
Issue number
2054508 EuroArts
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Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor.
Concentus Musicus Wien.
Salzburger Festspiele (2004 : Salzburg, Austria)
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