| Description |
2 videodiscs (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (6 p. ; 18 cm.) |
| Credits |
Stage director, David Pountney ; chorus master, Ernst Raffelsberger ; choreography, Stefano Giannetti ; production manager, Christoph Hink ; editor, Tanja Lesowsky. |
| Performer |
Christopher Ventris, Emily Magee, Alfred Muff, Liliana Nikiteanu, Sandra Trattnigg, Liuba Chuchrova, Rudolf Schasching, Cornelia Kallisch, Richard Angas, vocalists ; Chor des Opernhauses Zurich ; Orchester der Oper Zurich ; conductor, Franz Welser-Most. |
| Event |
Recorded live Dec. 13, 21 & 23, 2005 at the Opernhaus Zurich. |
| Summary |
Opera of Benjamin Britten's "Peter Grimes," recorded at the Opernhaus Zurich. Set in a small village in England, the story relates fisherman Peter Grimes' inability to become a part of the community. Because his apprentice has been drowned at sea, he has incurred the wrath and distrust of the townspeople. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; LPCM stereo., Dolby 5.1 Digital surround, DTS 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
Subtitles in German, English, French, Spanish or Italian. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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| Genre/Form |
Filmed operas
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| Added Author |
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
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Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956.
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Ventris, Christopher.
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Magee, Emily.
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Muff, Alfred.
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Welser-Möst, Franz.
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Pountney, David.
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Raffelsberger, Ernst.
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Nikiteanu, Liliana
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Clasart Films.
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Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt
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Opernhaus Zürich. Chor
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Orchester der Oper Zürich
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| Other Title |
Britten Peter Grimes |
| Standard No. |
5099950097197 |
| Music No. |
50999 5 00971 9 7 EMI |
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5 00971 9 EMI |
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DVB 5 00971 9 EMI |
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