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kobvindex_ZLB13537399
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1 DVD Video (188 Min.)
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Tonformat: DD/2.0 ; DD/5.1
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1 Beih. (23 S.)
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Bildformat: 16:9 anamorphic
Content:
Lotfi Mansouri's spectacular last production as General Director of The San Francisco Opera with Yvonne Kenny making her debut in the title role, new dialogue specially commissioned from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Wendy Wasserstein and an original ballet to set the scene Chez Maxime bringing fresh insight into Lehár's classic operetta. This production also features another world premiere, Njegus's song, Quite Parisian. Filmed in High Definition in December 2001 at the San Francisco Opera House. Sung in English. (Covertext)
Content:
Extras: IMPRESSIONS - Lotfi Mansouri, Yvonne Kenny, Bo Skovhus, Angelika Kirchschlager and Gregory Turay discuss The Merry Widow (20 min.). Illustrated booklet in English, French and German with an essay by Camille Crittenden examining what insight the Merry Widow gives into women's roles in fin-de-siecle Vienna (24 p.)
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Ländercode: 0
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Aufn.: 2001, live from the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
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Engl., mit dt., franz., und span., Untertiteln
Language:
English
Keywords:
Lehár, Franz 〈1870-1948〉. Die lustige Witwe
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Inszenierung
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Mansouri, Lotfi
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Geschichte 2002
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Interview
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DVD-Video
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Interview
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DVD-Video
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Interview
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Kirchschlager, Angelika
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Lehár, Franz
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Stein, Leo
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Meilhac, Henri
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Léon, Victor