Xerxes : opera in three acts /

Handel's comic opera about Xerxes, King of Persia, who declares his love for the army commander's daughter and sets off a series of romantic intrigues.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Corporate Authors:	English National Opera, Thames Television, ltd, Channel Four Films (Firm), Kultur International Films, RM Arts (Firm)
Other Authors:	Davies, Noel, Minato, Niccolò, Stampiglia, Silvio, 1664-1725, Hytner, Nicholas, Phillips, John Michael, Murray, Ann, 1949-, Masterson, Valerie, Robson, Christopher, 1953-, Rigby, Jean, Garrett, Leslie, Booth-Jones, Christopher, Macann, Rodney, Mackerras, Charles, 1925-2010
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Sung in English.
Published:	[England] : Thames Television pic and RM Arts ; [1988]
Subjects:	Xerxes > I, > King of Persia, > 519 B.C.-465 B.C. or 464 B.C. > Drama. Operas.

Description
Summary:	Handel's comic opera about Xerxes, King of Persia, who declares his love for the army commander's daughter and sets off a series of romantic intrigues.
Item Description:	Sung in English. Title on container: George Frideric Handel's Xerxes. "Edition by Charles Mackerras and Noel Davies." Original libretto by Nicolo Minato ; revised by Silvio Stampiglia ; English translation by Nicholas Hynter. Edition by Charles Mackerras and Noel Davies ; original libretto by Nicolo Minato ; revised by Silvio Stampiglia ; English translation by Nicholas Hytner. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videocassettes (187 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Production Credits:	Senior cameraman, Peter Hodgson ; videotape editor, Mark Dobson.
ISBN:	1561270377