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Le roi d'Ys : opera in tre atti e cinque quadri /

The opera is a variation of the ancient Breton legend of the city of Ys, a mythical city built off the coast of Brittany, which was subsequently swallowed by the ocean. The choice of subject based in legend, as well as leitmotifs associated with each of the principal characters strongly link the ope...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lalo, Edouard, 1823-1892 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Opéra royal de Wallonie (Performer), Esplanade Saint-Etienne Opéra, Dynamic (Firm)
Other Authors: Blau, Edouard, 1836-1906 (Librettist), Piunti, Giuseppina (Performer), Girard, Guylaine (Performer), Martin-Bonnet, Eric (Performer), Guèze, Sébastien (Performer), Mechelen, Werner van (Performer), Graus, Léonard (Performer), Tissons, Marc (Performer), Davin, Patrick, 1962- (Conductor), Pichon, Jean-Louis (Director), Mazzonis di Pralafera, Stefano (Artistic director), Heyraud, Alexandre (Set designer), Pineau, Frédéric (Costume designer), Theuil, Michel (Lighting designer), Ricchetti, Matteo (Videographer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Language Notes:Sung in French, with English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles.
Published: Genova, Italy : Dynamic, [2009]
Subjects:
Ys (Imaginary place) > Drama.
Operas.
Filmed operas.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:The opera is a variation of the ancient Breton legend of the city of Ys, a mythical city built off the coast of Brittany, which was subsequently swallowed by the ocean. The choice of subject based in legend, as well as leitmotifs associated with each of the principal characters strongly link the opera to Wagnerism, although it remains a decidedly French opera, with elements of popular music inspired by Breton folklore. This Liege production, directed by Jean-Louis Pichon, comes from Saint-Etienne. Impressing sets, with large rocks, underline the mythical subject; costumes skillfully blend medieval and 19th-century elements.
Item Description:Based on a poem by Edouard Blau.
Double layer disc.
Program notes and synopsis in Italian, English, German and French in container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; soundtracks in Dolby digital 5.1, linear PCM 2.0 stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.
Production Credits:Set designer, Alexandre Heyraud ; costume design, Frédéric Pineau; light design, Michel Theuil.