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Tom Rakewell leaves his country home and Anne the girl he loves, to seek his fortune in London. He unwittingly sells his soul to Nick Shadow in return for a year and a day's enjoyment in the city. When the day of reckoning comes, Tom has second thoughts and his strongest weapon is his love for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Corporate Authors: Camerata Academica Salzburg, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Other Authors: Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 (Librettist), Kallman, Chester, 1921-1975 (Librettist), Cambreling, Sylvain (Conductor), Mussbach, Peter (Producer), Large, Brian (Director), Göbbel, Wolfgang (Lighting designer), Immendorff, Jörg (Costume designer, Set designer), Best, Jonathan, 1958- (Performer), Hadley, Jerry (Performer), Pederson, Monte (Performer), Upshaw, Dawn (Performer), Ormiston, Linda (Performer), Henschel, Jane, 1950- (Performer), Banks, Barry (Performer), Tuff, Peter (Performer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : ArtHaus Musik, 1996.
Series:Opera in video.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Tom Rakewell leaves his country home and Anne the girl he loves, to seek his fortune in London. He unwittingly sells his soul to Nick Shadow in return for a year and a day's enjoyment in the city. When the day of reckoning comes, Tom has second thoughts and his strongest weapon is his love for Anne who has come to London to save him.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video (156 min.))
Production Credits:Set designs and costumes, Jorg Immendorff; lighting designer, Wolfgang Gobbel.