| Description |
1 videodisc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; dolby digital 5.1; surround sound. |
| Note |
Special features; chapter access; interactive menus. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Language |
Sung in English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. |
| Performer |
Placido Domingo, tenor ; Sarah Brightman, soprano ; Riccardo Cocciante, tenor ; Helmut Lotti, tenor ; Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen ; Elisabeth Ziegler, chorus master ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Steven Mercurio, conductor. |
| Credits |
Music arranger and adapter, Christian Kilonovits ; television and video director, Humphrey Burton ; producer (video), Michael Heinzl ; videotape editor, Herbert Roseneder ; photography, Simon Fowler ; audio producer, Frank Peterson ; art director and designer, Roxanne Slimak. |
| Event |
Recorded live at the Rathaus, Vienna, Austria, on December 21, 1997. |
| Summary |
Vocalists Placido Domingo, Sarah Brightman, Helmut Lotti, and Riccardo Cocciante join conductor Steven Mercurio and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in Vienna for a live performance featuring Christmas carols and music from around the world. |
| Contents |
Christmas prologue -- Deck the halls / Traditional Welsh (Domingo) -- The closing of the year / Trevor Horn ; Hans Zimmer (Brightman ; Domingo) -- Tu scendi dalle stelle / Traditional Italian (Cocciante) -- Walking in the air / Howard Blake (Domingo ; Cocciante) -- Adeste Fideles / Traditional ; music attributed to J.F. Wade (Lotti) -- Away in a manager / Traditional German ; James Murray (Domingo ; Lotti) -- An old-fashioned Christmas / Sammy Cahn ; Jimmy Van Heusen (Domingo) -- First of May / Robbin [ie. Robin] Gibb ; Maurice Gibb ; Barry Gibb ; arr. by Paul Bateman (Brightman) -- Il re Gesu / Placido Domingo, Jr. (Domingo ; Cocciante) -- Christmas medley. Frohliche Weihnacht / Traditional German ; Cantemos rapaces / Traditional Spanish ; Christmas is here again / Roger Whittaker ; Child in a manger / Traditional Welsh ; Angels from the realms of glory / Traditional French ; Another Christmas song / Ian Anderson ; Santa Claus is coming to town / J. Fred Coots ; Happy Christmas (War is over) / John Lennon ; Yoko Ono ; Stille Nacht / Franz Xaver Gruber. |
| Subject |
Songs (High voice) with orchestra -- Videodiscs.
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Choruses (Mixed voices) with orchestra -- Videodiscs.
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Carols -- Videodiscs.
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Christmas music -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
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Brightman, Sarah, 1960-
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Cocciante, Riccardo.
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Lotti, Helmut.
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Mercurio, Steven.
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Dradi, Mario.
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Wiener Symphoniker.
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Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (Musical group)
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Sony Classical (Firm)
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Österreichischer Rundfunk.
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| ISBN |
157330137X |
| Standard No. |
074646075999 |
| Music No. |
SVD 60759 Sony Classical |
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