Death in Venice /

Describes the grandeur and shabbiness of Venice in the grip of disease. Portrays the moral and physical degeneration of Aschenbach, the writer whose obsessive and self-devouring pursuit of beauty in the form of the boy Tadzio leads him to humiliation and death.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Glyndebourne Touring Opera (Performer), Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (Performer), London Sinfonietta (Performer), British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, RM Arts (Firm), Kultur International Films
Other Authors:	Lawless, Stephen (Director), Clarke, Martha (Director), Lough, Robin (Director), Piper, Myfanwy (Librettist), Tear, Robert (Performer), Opie, Alan (Performer), Chance, Michael (Performer), Finley, Gerald, 1960- (Performer), Jenkins, Graeme, 1958- (Performer), Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955, Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Sung in English.
Published:	West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, [2000?]
Subjects:	Aschenbach, Gustav von (Fictitious character) > Drama. Aschenbach, Gustav von (Fictitious character) Operas. Televised operas. Television adaptations. Fiction television programs. Filmed operas. Drama.

Description
Summary:	Describes the grandeur and shabbiness of Venice in the grip of disease. Portrays the moral and physical degeneration of Aschenbach, the writer whose obsessive and self-devouring pursuit of beauty in the form of the boy Tadzio leads him to humiliation and death.
Item Description:	Originally produced in 1990. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert card.
Format:	DVD.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Stage design, Tobias Hoheisel ; lighting design, Paul Pyant ; videotape editor, St. John O'Rorke, Sally Wade ; producer, Dennis Marks.
ISBN:	0769700446 9780769700441