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Additional authors

1. Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
2. Te Kanawa, Kiri.
3. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
4. Allen, Thomas, 1944-
5. Robinson, Forbes.
6. Leggate, Robin.
7. MacPherson, George, 1928-
8. Cooper, Anna.
9. Thomas, Handel.
10. Curtis, Mark, 1958-
11. Earle, Roderick.
12. Allen, Paschal.
13. Friedrich, Götz.
14. Schneider-Siemssen, Günther.
15. Sinopoli, Giuseppe.
16. Burton, Humphrey, 1931-
17. Bruce, Charles Granville, 1866-1939.
18. Carse, Duncan.
19. Noel, J. B. L. (John Baptist Lucius)
20. Burlington Danes School. Choir.
21. Royal Opera House (London, England) prf
22. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
23. Covent Garden Video Productions.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (142 min.) : sd., col; 1/2 in.

Uniform title

1. World about us.

Subject

1. Mount Everest Expedition, 1922
2. Operas
3. Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)

Call number

1. *LVH 149

Note

1. From "The story of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier des Grieux" by Abbé Prévost.
2. The performance is preceded by a brief discussion of the production; the intermission feature between acts 2 & 3 includes historical notes illustrated with archival photos.
3. The opera is followed by the first 13 minutes of an episode (entitled "Everest") from the BBC-TV program "The world about us." Introduced by Duncan Carse, this episode is devoted to the 1922 British expedition to Mt. Everest. It is illustrated with archival photos and film footage by Capt. John Noel, the official expedition cinematographer, and the narrative is drawn from accounts of the expedition written by its leader, Brigadier General C.G. Bruce.

Credits (note)

1. Producer, Götz Friedrich ; designer, Günther Schneider-Siemssen.

Event (note)

1. Taped off the air from the BBC-TV channel 2 live telecast from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, May 17, 1983.

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian, with English subtitles.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. Manon Lescaut [videorecording] / by Giacomo Puccini ; produced by BBC TV in association with Covent Garden Video Productions, Ltd. ; directed by Humphrey Burton.

Performer

1. Kiri Te Kanawa (Manon Lescaut) ; Plácido Domingo (Chevalier Renato des Grieux) ; Thomas Allen (Lescaut) ; Forbes Robinson (Geronte Di Ravoir) ; Robin Leggate (Edmondo) ; George MacPherson (Innkeeper) ; John Fryatt (Dancing master) ; Anna Cooper (Madrigal singer) ; Handel Thomas (Sergeant of archers) ; Mark Curtis (Lamp lighter) ; Roderick Earle (Naval captain) ; Paschal Allen (Sergeant of soldiers) ; Children from the Burlington Danes School ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor.

Credits

1. Producer, Götz Friedrich ; designer, Günther Schneider-Siemssen.

Event

1. Taped off the air from the BBC-TV channel 2 live telecast from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, May 17, 1983.

Language

1. Sung in Italian, with English subtitles.

Added author

1. Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
2. Te Kanawa, Kiri.
3. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
4. Allen, Thomas, 1944- Performer
5. Robinson, Forbes. Performer
6. Leggate, Robin. Performer
7. MacPherson, George, 1928- Performer
8. Cooper, Anna. Performer
9. Thomas, Handel. Performer
10. Curtis, Mark, 1958- Performer
11. Earle, Roderick. Performer
12. Allen, Paschal. Performer
13. Friedrich, Götz. Performer
14. Schneider-Siemssen, Günther.
15. Sinopoli, Giuseppe. Conductor
16. Burton, Humphrey, 1931- Director
17. Bruce, Charles Granville, 1866-1939.
18. Carse, Duncan.
19. Noel, J. B. L. (John Baptist Lucius)
20. Burlington Danes School. Choir.
21. Royal Opera House (London, England) Performer
22. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
23. Covent Garden Video Productions.

Added title

1. World about us.

Research call number

1. *LVH 149