Description |
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD-9; sound formats: LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; NTSC system: 16:9. |
Language |
Sung in Italian; subtitles in Italian, English, German, French and Spanish; interviews and commentary in English. |
Performer |
Angela Gheorghiu (Mimi) ; Ainhoa Arteta (Musetta) ; Ramón Vargas (Rodolfo) ; Lucovic Tézier (Marcello) ; Quinn Kelsey (Schaunard) ; Oren Gradus (Colline) ; Paul Plishka (Benoit and Alcindoro) ; Meredith Derr (Parpignol) ; Robert Maher (Custom Sergeant) ; Richard Pearson (Custom Officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Nicola Luisotti, conductor ; Renée Fleming, host. |
Credits |
Set desinger, Franco Zeffirelli ; costume designer, Peter J. Hall ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler. |
Event |
Recorded: live from the Met, 5 April 2008. |
Note |
"A Metropolitan Opera high-definition production"--Container. |
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Program notes by Wiliam Livingstone and synopsis in English (9 pages) inserted in container. |
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Bonus: Zeffirelli at the Met; Backstage at the Met with Renée Fleming, Angela Gheorghiu, Ramón Vargas and Met technical director, Joe Clark. |
Summary |
An immortal classic of love and loss, with Franco Zeffirelli's, iconic production and Nicola Luisotti's expressive conducting. Angela Gheorghiu, the leading Puccini soprano of our time, reprises the role of Mimi, with Ramon Vargas gives a reading. |
Subject |
Operas -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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Genre |
Music. |
Added Author |
Zeffirelli, Franco, producer, designer.
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Halvorson, Gary, director.
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Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906, director.
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Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919, director.
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Gheorghiu, Angela, performer.
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Vargas, Ramon, 1960- performer.
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Arteta, Aïnhoa, performer.
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Tézier, Ludovic, 1968- performer.
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Kelsey, Quinn, performer.
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Gradus, Oren, performer.
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Plishka, Paul, 1941- performer.
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Derr, Meredith, performer.
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Maher, Robert (Baritone), performer.
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Pearson, Richard, performer.
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Luisotti, Nicola, conductor.
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Fleming, Renée, host.
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Hall, Peter J., 1926-2010, designer.
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Wechsler, Gil, designer.
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Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Bohème.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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Standard No. |
5099921741791 |
Music No. |
50999 2 17417 9 1 EMI Classics |
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