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Die Fledermaus [videorecording (DVD)].

by Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.

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DVD 792.542 F593d

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (180 min.) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Videodisc release of the 1984 production.

Full screen version 4:3.

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England, 1984.

Sung in German with English, German, Spanish and Japanese subtitles.

Produced by BBC Television in association with NVC Arts ; Music, Johann Strauss ; Libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée ; Produced by Leopold Lindtberg and Richard Gregson ; Directed for video by Humphrey Burton.

Kiri Te Kanawa ; Hermann Prey ; Hildegarde Heichele ; Benjamin Luxon ; Royal Opera, Covent Garden ; Placido Domingo, conductor.

"In this performance of Die Fledermaus, which the Daily Telegraph hailed as 'a summit of escapism', an international array of talent combines to perform one of Covent Garden's most glittering productions. Kiri Te Kanawa leads the comic cast with her celebrated portrayal of Rosalinde, Hermann Prey as Eisenstein, Hildegard Heichele as Adele and Benjamin Luxon as Falke. There are some surprise celebrity guests at Prince Orlofsky's special gala performance party including Hinge and Bracket, Charles Aznavour, and Merle Park and Wayne Eagling in Sir Frederick Ashton's specially choreographed pas de deux. The stage designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman re-create all the style and opulence of the Viennese Belle Epoque in this highly-acclaimed New Year's Eve performance from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Placido Domingo makes an inimitably stylish British conducting debut"--Container.

Filmed performances.

Classical/Opera/Choral.

Haffner, C. (Carl), 1804-1876.

Genée, Richard, 1823-1895.

Te Kanawa, Kiri.

Prey, Hermann, 1929-1998.

Heichele, Hildegard.

Luxon, Benjamin.

Domingo, Plácido, 1941-

Burton, Humphrey, 1931-

Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Fledermaus. German.

Royal Opera House (London, England). Chorus.

Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

NVC Arts (Firm)

Kultur International Films.

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