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2 videodiscs (184 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.)
"Enjoy the world premiere of the full and original version of Merlin by Isaac Albéniz, over a century after he completed the work. Albéniz composed this 'Wagnerian' opera to an English libretto by his patron Francis Burdett Money-Coutts between 1898 and 1902. Many believed the score was lost, until the conductor José De Eusebio reconstructed it from various manuscript sources and publishers' proofs. For this stunning production, director John Drew created a world of magic and fantasy, using evocative sets, and splendid lighting"--Container.
disc 1. Acts 1 & 2 -- disc 2. Act 3 & extra features.
a Teatro Real, Opus Arte, Televisión Española production, in association with BBC Worldwide, RTVE ; by Isaac Albéniz ; TVE director of musicals, Luis de la Barrera ; producer, Angela Alvarez Rilla ; Francis Burdett Money-Coutts, libretto.
Accompanying booklet contains program notes and synopsis in English, French, and German.
Part one of the proposed King Arthur trilogy. Followed by: Lancelot. Guenevere not composed.
Special features: Interviews with José de Eusebio, Eva Marton, David Wilson-Johnson -- Cast gallery.
David Wilson-Johnson (Merlin), Víctor García Sierra (King Lot of Orkney), Ángel Rodríguez (Gawain), Ángel Ódena (Mordred), Stuart Skelton (Arthur), Juan Tomás Martínez (Sir Ector of Maris), Federico Gallar (Sir Pellinore), Eduardo Santamaría (Kay), Stephen Morscheck (the Archbishop of Canterbury), Eva Marton (Morgan le Fay), Carol Vaness (Nivian) ; Chorus and orchestra of the Teatro Real (Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus) ; musical director, José de Eusebio ; choral director, Martin Merry ; children's choir director, Jose de Felipe.
Recorded live on June 9, 2003, at the Teatro Real, Madrid. World premiere of the stage version.
DVD-9; Dolby digital and stereo. and Dolby digital 5.1.
Sung in English, with optional subtitles in English, German, Spanish, and French.
Stage director, John Dew ; set design, Heinz Balthes; costume design, José Manuel Vázquez ; choreography, Mei Hong Lin ; lighting, Eduardo Bravo.