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James Levine 25th anniversary gala

Title
James Levine 25th anniversary gala [videorecording] / a Metropolitan Opera Television production ; video director, Brian Large.
Publication
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon Video ; New York, NY : Manufactured and marketed by Polygram Records, Inc., c1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Alagna, Roberto.
  • Bergonzi, Carlo.
  • Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023.
  • Cotrubas, Ileana.
  • Croft, Dwayne.
  • Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
  • Fleming, Renee.
  • Gheorghiu, Angela.
  • Hadley, Jerry.
  • Hagegård, Håkan.
  • Hampson, Thomas.
  • Hong, Hei-Kyung.
  • Malfitano, Catherine.
  • Mattila, Karita.
  • Meier, Waltraud.
  • Morris, James, 1947-
  • Grant Murphy, Heidi.
  • Nilsson, Birgit.
  • Ramey, Samuel.
  • Robbins, Julien.
  • Scandiuzzi, Roberto, 1958-
  • Swenson, Ruth Ann.
  • Te Kanawa, Kiri.
  • Terfel, Bryn.
  • Voigt, Deborah.
  • Otter, Anne Sofie von.
  • Von Stade, Frederica.
  • Zajick, Dolora.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Large, Brian.
  • Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
  • Charpentier, Gustave, 1860-1956.
  • Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.
  • Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948.
  • Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
  • Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
  • Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
  • Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.
  • Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, (1813-1901). Luisa Miller. Quando le sere al placido.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
Description
2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sd., col.; 12 in.
Alternative Title
  • 25th anniversary gala
  • James Levine twenty fifth anniversary gala
  • Twenty fifth anniversary gala
  • James Levine's 25th anniversary Metropolitan Opera gala
  • James Levine's twenty fifth anniversary Metropolitan Opera gala
  • Metropolitan Opera gala : James Levine
Subjects
Genre/Form
Video.
Note
  • Opera excerpts sung in French, German, Italian or Russian, with English subtitles.
  • "Volume 1"--Container.
  • Program notes by Cori Ellison in English with French translation ([4] p. : ill.) on and bound in container.
Credits (note)
  • Scenery designed by Ezio Frigerio and Günther Schneider-Siemssen ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler ; stage directors, Phebe Berkowitz, David Kneuss ; audio producer, Jay David Saks.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 27, 1996.
System Details (note)
  • Laser disc, NTSC, extended play, CLV, CX encoded, stereo, digital recording.
Contents
  • Rienzi. Overture (12:48) ; Tannhäuser. Dich, teure Halle (Deborah Voigt) (3:42) / Wagner -- Don Carlo. Restate!...O signor, di Fiandra arrivo [i.e. Act II, scene 6, complete] / Verdi (Thomas Hampson, Roberto Scandiuzzi) (12:19) -- Louise. Depuis le jour / Charpentier (Renée Fleming) (6:29) -- L'amico Fritz. Suzel, buon dì...Tutto tace / Mascagni (Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna) (9:54) -- Giuditta. Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss / Lehár (Ileana Cotrubas) (5:24) -- Don Carlo. O don fatale! / Verdi (Dolora Zajick) (5:21).
  • Side 2. Die Walküre. Loge, hör! and Magic fire music / Wagner (James Morris) (5:27) -- Les pêcheurs de perles. Au fond du temple saint / Bizet (Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel) (7:05) -- Roméo et Juliette. Juliet's waltz (Je veux vivre) / Gounod (Ruth Ann Swenson) (4:37) -- Die Fledermaus. Watch duet (Dieser Anstand, so manierlich) / Johann Strauss (Karita Mattila, Håkan Hagegård) (5:04) -- Tristan und Isolde. Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen (Isolde's narrative and curse) / Wagner (Waltraud Meier) (11:07) -- Luisa Miller. Quando le sere al placido / Verdi (Carlo Bergonzi) (7:15) -- Eugene Onegin. Final scene & duet / Tchaikovsky (Catherine Malfitano, Dwayne Croft) (15:35).
  • Side 3. Samson et Dalila. Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix / Saint-Saëns (Grace Bumbry) (6:31) -- La Périchole. Ah, quel dîner / Offenbach (Frederica Von Stade) (2:33) -- Der Rosenkavalier. Trio from Act III / Richard Strauss (Renée Fleming, Anne Sophie von Otter, Heidi Grant Murphy) (6:12) -- Faust. Duet from Act I [i.e. "Mais ce Dieu" to end of Scene 1] / Gounod (Plácido Domingo, Samuel Ramey) (10:32) -- Don Giovanni. Sextet from Act II / Mozart (Renée Fleming, Kiri Te Kanawa, Hei-Kyung Hong, Jerry Hadley, Bryn Terfel, Julien Robbins) (8:59) -- A tribute to James Levine (Birgit Nilsson) (3:51) -- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Wach auf, es nahet gen den Tag! / Wagner (Metropolitan Opera Chorus) (8:43).
Call Number
*LVD 213 (C)
OCLC
NYPG98-F154
Title
James Levine 25th anniversary gala [videorecording] / a Metropolitan Opera Television production ; video director, Brian Large.
Imprint
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon Video ; New York, NY : Manufactured and marketed by Polygram Records, Inc., c1996.
Performer
Various soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor.
Credits
Scenery designed by Ezio Frigerio and Günther Schneider-Siemssen ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler ; stage directors, Phebe Berkowitz, David Kneuss ; audio producer, Jay David Saks.
Event
Videotaped live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 27, 1996.
System Details
Laser disc, NTSC, extended play, CLV, CX encoded, stereo, digital recording.
Added Author
Alagna, Roberto. Performer
Bergonzi, Carlo. Performer
Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023. Performer
Cotrubas, Ileana. Performer
Croft, Dwayne. Performer
Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
Fleming, Renee. Performer
Gheorghiu, Angela. Performer
Hadley, Jerry. Performer
Hagegård, Håkan. Performer
Hampson, Thomas. Performer
Hong, Hei-Kyung. Performer
Malfitano, Catherine. Performer
Mattila, Karita. Performer
Meier, Waltraud. Performer
Morris, James, 1947- Performer
Grant Murphy, Heidi. Performer
Nilsson, Birgit.
Ramey, Samuel. Performer
Robbins, Julien. Performer
Scandiuzzi, Roberto, 1958- Performer
Swenson, Ruth Ann. Performer
Te Kanawa, Kiri. Performer
Terfel, Bryn. Performer
Voigt, Deborah. Performer
Otter, Anne Sofie von. Performer
Von Stade, Frederica. Performer
Zajick, Dolora. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Large, Brian. Director
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Rienzi. Ouvertüre.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. Dich, teure Halle.
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Don Carlos Acte 2. Scène 6. Italian.
Charpentier, Gustave, 1860-1956. Louise. Depuis le jour où je me suis donnée.
Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Amico Fritz. Suzel, buon dì.
Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Giuditta. Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss.
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Don Carlos. O don fatal. Italian.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre. Feuerzauber.
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Pêcheurs de perles. Au fond du temple saint.
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Roméo et Juliette. Je veux vivre dans le rêve.
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Fledermaus. Dieser Anstand, so manierlich.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde. Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Evgeniĭ Onegin. O! Kak mnye tyazhelo!
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Samson et Dalila. Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix.
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Périchole. Ah, quel dîner!
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Rosenkavalier (Opera). Hab' mir's gelobt.
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust. Mais ce Dieu.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni. Sola, sola mi buio loco palpitar.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Wach' auf, es nahet gen den Tag.
Verdi, Giuseppe, (1813-1901). Luisa Miller. Quando le sere al placido.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
Publisher No.
440 072 551-1 Deutsche Grammophon Video
Research Call Number
*LVD 213 (C)
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