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Destination Mozart : a night at the opera with Peter Sellars /

This television special program gives viewers a look at Sellar's controversial productions of Mozart's Don Giovanni, Marriage of Figaro and Così Fan Tutte. Sellars has stunned the music world with his unconventional approach to these musical masterpieces by setting them in the contemporary...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Arcadia Pictures (Firm), Österreichischer Rundfunk, Österreichischen Fernsehens, Austrian Press and Information Service, Kultur International Films
Other Authors: Sellars, Peter, Simon, Andrea, Stitt, Bill
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Edition:Full screen.
Subjects:
Sellars, Peter.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, > 1756-1791. > Nozze di Figaro > Adaptations.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, > 1756-1791. > Don Giovanni > Adaptations.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, > 1756-1791. > Così fan tutte > Adaptations.
Opera > Production and direction.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
Television adaptations.
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Summary:This television special program gives viewers a look at Sellar's controversial productions of Mozart's Don Giovanni, Marriage of Figaro and Così Fan Tutte. Sellars has stunned the music world with his unconventional approach to these musical masterpieces by setting them in the contemporary U.S.: the South Bronx, Trump Tower and a Long Island diner, respectively. Featured are extended excerpts from the operas, as well as interviews with Sellars and his collaborators.
Item Description:Originally produced in 1990.
"PBS Broadcast on Great Performances series." -- Container.
Special features: scene selection.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital 2.0.NTSC, region 1, fullscreen.
Awards:Grand Prize, Montreal Festival of Films on Art; Golden Apple, National Educational Film and TV Festival; Silver medal, Arts, Houston International Film Festival.
Production Credits:Director, Andrea Simon ; producers, Andrea Simon, Bill Stitt.
ISBN:9780769789101
0769789102