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Palestrina : musical legend in three acts /

Written in a late-Romantic idiom, the opera tells how Palestrina, in the face of anti-musical decrees from the Church, composes his great Missa Papae Marcelli and becomes "the saviour of contrapuntal music".

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pfitzner, Hans, 1869-1949 (Composer, Librettist)
Corporate Authors: Bayerische Staatsoper München. Chor (Performer), Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Performer), Bayerische Staatsoper München (Performer, Producer), Hamburgische Staatsoper (Producer), Unitel Classica (Firm) (Producer), EuroArts Music International GmbH
Other Authors: Stückl, Christian (Director), Fibich, Karina (Director), Herbst, Magdalena (Producer), Young, Simone (Conductor), Ventris, Christopher (Performer), Rose, Peter, 1961- (Performer), Volle, Michael (Performer), Daszak, John, 1967- (Performer), Bracht, Roland (Performer), Struckmann, Falk (Performer), Karg, Christiane (Performer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
Language Notes:Sung in German; optional subtitles in English, German, or French.
Published: [Germany] : Unitel Classica ; [2010]
Subjects:
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da, > 1525?-1594 > Drama.
Composers > Italy > 16th century > Drama.
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da, > 1525?-1594. > Masses, > book 2. > Missa Papae Marcelli > Drama.
Music > Italy > 16th century > Religious aspects > Drama.
Mass (Music) > Italy > Drama.
Composition (Music) > Drama.
Operas.
Filmed operas.
Televised operas.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Written in a late-Romantic idiom, the opera tells how Palestrina, in the face of anti-musical decrees from the Church, composes his great Missa Papae Marcelli and becomes "the saviour of contrapuntal music".
Item Description:Program notes and synopsis (15 pages : ill.) in English, German, and French inserted in container.
Special features include bonus film (9 min.) Making of "Palestrina" (Werkeinführung zu "Palestrina").
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (197 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region code: 0 (worldwide) ; aspect ratio: 16:9; PCM stereo, DTS 5.0; 5.1 Dolby Digital sound formats.
Production Credits:Stage and costume design, Stefan Hageneier ; director of photography, Helmut Fibich.