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Twin spirits /

A live theatrical performance by a chamber ensemble of actors, singers, and musicians, portraying the love between the composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife Clara Wieck, featuring their correspondence and music.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Royal Opera House (London, England), Opus Arte (Firm)
Other Authors: Caird, John, Mumford, Peter, 1946-, Damme, Ferenc van, Chichester, June, Sting (Musician), Styler, Trudie, Keenlyside, Simon, Evans, Rebecca, Jacobi, Derek, Burnside, Iain, Paremski, Natasha, 1987-, Krylov, Sergej, 1970-, Clein, Natalie, Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856, Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
German
Language Notes:Spoken in English, with English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles; sung in German, with English subtitles.
Published: Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, U.K. : Opus Arte, [2009]
Subjects:
Schumann, Robert, > 1810-1856 > Drama.
Schumann, Clara, > 1819-1896 > Drama.
Composers > Germany > Drama.
Pianists > Germany > Drama.
Music theater.
Love > Drama.
Concert films.
Musical films.
Description
Summary:A live theatrical performance by a chamber ensemble of actors, singers, and musicians, portraying the love between the composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife Clara Wieck, featuring their correspondence and music.
Item Description:DVD release of the 2007 performance.
Program notes by June Chichester, John Caird, and Martin Ward, in English with French and German translations (23 pages : ports.) inserted in container.
Extra features: photo gallery ; cast talk (John Caird talks to the musicians and singers, narrator Jacobi, and musicologist Daniel Gallagher) ; documentary (One heart, one soul) ; Robert and Clara Schumann chronology ; My house--the work of Royal Opera House Education.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 206 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:DVD ; widescreen (16:9) anamorphic presentation ; LPCM stereo., DTS surround.
Production Credits:Chamber music arrangements, Martin Ward ; lyric and poetry translations, John Chichester, Ray Ockenden ; music producer, James Whitbourn.