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Riders to the sea /

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This opera is set in a small Irish fishing village in the early 1900's and explores the theme of human endurance in the face of the natural elements. Maurya, an elderly Irishwoman, has lost her husband, father-in-law, and four of her six sons at sea, and predicts that she will lose her fifth so...

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Corporate Authors: National Video Corporation (Producer), Raidió Teilifís Éireann (Producer), RTÉ Chamber Choir (Performer), RTÉ Concert Orchestra (Performer), Kultur International Films
Other Authors: Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909, Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958, Lentin, Louis (Director, Producer), Walker, Sarah, 1943- (Performer), Brennan, Yvonne (Performer), Tynan, Kathleen (Performer), Mackey, Hugh (Performer), Murphy, Martin (Performer), Thomson, Bryden (Conductor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Sung in English with optional English subtitles.
Published: West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [between 2000 and 2009?]
Subjects:
Operas.
Ocean > Ireland > Drama.
Women fishers > Ireland > Drama.
Tragedy > Drama.
Music > Performance > Videodisc.
Filmed operas.
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Summary:This opera is set in a small Irish fishing village in the early 1900's and explores the theme of human endurance in the face of the natural elements. Maurya, an elderly Irishwoman, has lost her husband, father-in-law, and four of her six sons at sea, and predicts that she will lose her fifth son to the same fate.
Item Description:One act operas.
Based on a one-act play by John Millington Synge with the same title.
Aspect ratio 4:3 (full screen).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (44 min., 16 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; L-PCM.
Production Credits:Set design, Jay Clements ; stage manager, Maggie Fitzgerald ; video tape editor, Mark Esdale ; costume designer, Carol Bertera ; cameras, Dan O'Connell.
ISBN:9780769787442
0769787444