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Live recording of the world premiere of Dido and Aeneas, which combines traditional performances of the opera singers with contemporary dance. Dido, the noble queen of Carthage, has fallen in love with the Trojan Prince Aeneas. While the court celebrates the imminent union of the two monarchs, the e...

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Main Author: Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Vocalconsort Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Arthaus Musik (Firm)
Other Authors: Waltz, Sasha (Cinematographer, Director), Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715 (Librettist), Engelkes, Charlotte (Narrator), Cremonesi, Attilio (Conductor), Ugolin, Aurore (Vocalist), Deluy, Clémentine, 1978- (Dancer), Mualem, Michal, 1974- (Dancer), Wilcox, Reuben (Vocalist), Puodziunas, Virgis (Dancer), York, Deborah (Vocalist), Mantegna, Fabrice (Vocalist), Kruz Diaz de Garaio Esnaola, Juan (Dancer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Sung in English with optional subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese.
Published: [Germany] : Arthaus Musik, [2005]
Subjects:
Aeneas > (Legendary character) > Drama.
Dido > (Legendary character) > Drama.
Ballets.
Modern dance.
Operas > 17th century.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Filmed operas.
Filmed dance.
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Summary:Live recording of the world premiere of Dido and Aeneas, which combines traditional performances of the opera singers with contemporary dance. Dido, the noble queen of Carthage, has fallen in love with the Trojan Prince Aeneas. While the court celebrates the imminent union of the two monarchs, the evil sorceress with her coven of witches plots their downfall. Romance leads to heartbreak and tragedy.
Item Description:"Choreographic opera"--Disc surface.
"Conceived specifically as a choreography and not an opera production"--P. 8 of program notes booklet.
"A production of Sasha Waltz & guests and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in coproduction with Staatsooper Unter den Linden Berlin, Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, Opéra de Montpellier."
Aspect ratio 16:9.
Program notes including interview with Sasha Waltz and Attilio Cremonesi in English, French and German inserted in container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (97 min., 52 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD 9; NTSC; PCM stereo; region code 0.
Production Credits:Set design, Thomas Schenk, Sasha Waltz ; costumes, Christine Birkle.
ISBN:9783939873587
3939873586