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La finta giardiniera /

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"Violante, deserted by her lover, Belfiore, who believes her dead, goes in pursuit of him disguised as a woman gardener, Sandrina, and is employed by the Podestà (Mayor), whose daughter, Arminda, Belfiore is now courting. A merry-go-round of amorous relationships results; but all turns out well...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
Corporate Authors: Drottningholmsteatern (Performer, Lighting designer), Bayerischer Rundfunk (Producer)
Other Authors: Olofsson, Thomas (Director, Producer), Järvefelt, Göran, 1947-1989 (Producer, Costume designer), Petrosellini, Giuseppe (Librettist), Östman, Arnold, 1939- (Conductor), Salomaa, Petteri (Performer), Biel, Ann Christine, 1958- (Performer), Skoglund, Annika, 1960- (Performer), Pilat, Eva (Performer), Croft, Richard, 1959- (Performer), Aruhn, Britt-Marie (Performer), Kale, Stuart (Performer), Hudson, Benjamin (Performer), Beck-Friis, Regina, 1940- (Choreographer), Edh, Börge (Costume designer), Hagegård, Sabrina (Costume designer), Lindstedt, Maria (Costume designer), Mansvik, Yngve (Lighting designer), Dalunde, Jerker (Lighting designer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Italian
Language Notes:Sung in Italian, with optional subtitles in Italian, German, French, English and Spanish.
Published: Leipzig : Arthaus Musik, [2005?]
Subjects:
Operas.
Opere
Music > Performance > Videodisc.
Filmed operas.
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Summary:"Violante, deserted by her lover, Belfiore, who believes her dead, goes in pursuit of him disguised as a woman gardener, Sandrina, and is employed by the Podestà (Mayor), whose daughter, Arminda, Belfiore is now courting. A merry-go-round of amorous relationships results; but all turns out well, with only the Podestà left unmarried"--The encyclopedia of opera.
Item Description:Opera in 3 acts.
Dual-layer format.
Aspect ratio 4:3.
Accomanying booklet contains program notes in English, German, and French.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (37 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Format:DVD-9; PCM stereo.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Choreography, Rigina Beck-Friis ; costumes, Börje Edh, Göran Järvefelt ; make-up, Sabrina Hagegård, Maria Lindstedt ; lighting directors, Yngve Mansvik, Jerker Dalunde, Drottingholm Court Theatre.