Intermezzo /

"Richard Strauss' Intermezzo is an autobiographical piece -a domestic comedy of marital strife. Set in the 1920s, John Cox's stylish production stars Felicity Lott as the volatile Christine Storch (alias Pauline Strauss), who has an innocent fling with a penniless, young baron (Ian Ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949
Corporate Authors:	London Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer), Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company (Performer), British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service (Producer), Kultur International Films
Other Authors:	Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015 (Translator), Lott, Felicity (Performer), Pringle, John (Performer), Caley, Ian (Performer), Gale, Elizabeth, 1948- (Performer), Kuhn, Gustav, 1947- (Conductor), Cox, John, 1935 March 12- (Producer, Director), Battersby, Martin (Designer), Wagemakers, Monique (Choreographer), Bryan, Robert (Designer), Buckton, David (Director)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Sung in English, with English subtitles.
Published:	West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2008]
Subjects:	Operas. Filmed operas.

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Summary:	"Richard Strauss' Intermezzo is an autobiographical piece -a domestic comedy of marital strife. Set in the 1920s, John Cox's stylish production stars Felicity Lott as the volatile Christine Storch (alias Pauline Strauss), who has an innocent fling with a penniless, young baron (Ian Caley) and then comes to suspect her husband Robert (John Pringle) of carrying on an illicit affair-- with ensuing complications."--Container.
Item Description:	Opera in two acts; libretto by the composer; English translation by Andrew Porter. Originally produced by BBC TV in 1983. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; soundtrack in Dolby stereo; aspect ratio 4:3.
Production Credits:	Director, John Cox; designer, Martin Battersby ; choreographer, Monique Wagemakers ; theater lighting, Robert Bryan; directed for video by David Buckton.
ISBN:	9780769787268 0769787266