Die tote Stadt : La città morta : opera in tre quadri /
In 19th-century Bruges, Belgium, a middle-class man, Paul, cannot come to terms with the death of his wife Marie. He keeps a Temple of Memories in her honor, including paintings and photographs. His friend Frank introduces him to a woman named Marietta who exactly resembles Marie. After she leaves,...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Italian German |
| Language Notes: | Sung in German, with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish. |
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Genova, Italy :
Dynamic,
[2011]
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| Summary: | In 19th-century Bruges, Belgium, a middle-class man, Paul, cannot come to terms with the death of his wife Marie. He keeps a Temple of Memories in her honor, including paintings and photographs. His friend Frank introduces him to a woman named Marietta who exactly resembles Marie. After she leaves, Paul is torn between his loyalty to Marie and his interest in Marietta and begins to hallucinate. Much of the rest of the opera takes place inside Paul's imagination, as he imagines being with Marietta while clinging to the memory of his wife. Paul eventually decides if he will move on with his life. |
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| Item Description: | Catalog #: 33625 Program notes and synopsis in English, French, German and Italian (16 pages : ill.) inserted in container. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC; 2.0 Dolby digital, linear PCM stereo sound format. |
| Production Credits: | Choreography, Marco Berriel; video editing, Marco Scalfi. |