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Les contes d'Hoffmann : opéra fantastique en trois actes, un prologue et un épilogue /

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"Offenbach's most ambitious work relates Hoffmann's unfulfilled loves with Olympia, a mechanical doll (act I); with the Venetian courtesan Giulietta (act II); with the consumptive Antonia (act III)--thwarted by the evil influences of, in turn, Dr Coppelius, the magician Dapertutto, an...

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Main Author: Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880
Corporate Authors: Opéra Bastille (Performer), Société nationale de programme France-Régions, TDK Kabushiki Kaisha
Other Authors: Roussillon, François (Director), Carsen, Robert (Director), López Cobos, Jesús (Conductor), Carré, Michel, 1819-1872 (Librettist), Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901 (Librettist), Shicoff, Neil (Performer), Mentzer, Susanne (Performer), Terfel, Bryn (Performer), Sénéchal, Michel (Performer), Rancatore, Desirée (Performer), Swenson, Ruth Ann (Performer), Uria-Monzon, Béatrice (Performer), Gubisch, Nora (Performer), Maurette, Jean-Luc (Performer), Jean, Christian (Performer), Ribot, Josep Miquel (Performer), Smith, Nigel, 1970- (Performer), Vernhes, Alain, 1944- (Performer), Floquet, Bambi (Performer), Levine, Michel (Set designer, Costume designer), Giraudeau, Philippe (Choreographer), Kalman, Jean (Lighting designer), Burton, Ian (Designer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Language Notes:Sung in French, with optional subtitles in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
Published: Ratingen, Germany : TDK, [2004]
Subjects:
Hoffmann, E. T. A. > (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), > 1776-1822 > Drama.
Operas.
Music > Performance > Videodisc.
Filmed operas.
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Summary:"Offenbach's most ambitious work relates Hoffmann's unfulfilled loves with Olympia, a mechanical doll (act I); with the Venetian courtesan Giulietta (act II); with the consumptive Antonia (act III)--thwarted by the evil influences of, in turn, Dr Coppelius, the magician Dapertutto, and Dr Miracle"--The encyclopedia of opera.
Item Description:Aspect ratio 16:9.
Accompanying booklet includes program notes and synopsis in English.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (173 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 pages ; 18 cm.)
Format:DVD-9 (disc 1), DVD-5 (disc 2); Dolby digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, and PCM stereo.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Mise en scène, Robert Carsen ; dècors et costumes, Michael Levine ; lumières, Jean Kalman ; choréographie, Philippe Giraudeau ; réalisation, François Roussillon ; dramaturgie, Ian Burton.