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Great performances.

Title
Great performances. Fidelio [videorecording] / a co-production of UNITEL and ORF; music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; text by Joseph Sonnleithner, with successive revision by Stephan von Breuning and Friedrich Treitschke ; directed by Otto Schenk.
Publication
New York : WNET, c1978.

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Additional Authors
  • Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835.
  • Bouilly, J. N. (Jean Nicolas), 1763-1842.
  • Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842.
  • Breuning, Stephan von.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
  • Schenk, Otto.
  • Schneider-Siemssen, Günther.
  • Bei, Leo.
  • Griffiths, David (David Garfield), 1942-
  • Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
  • Kollo, René, 1937-
  • Janowitz, Gundula.
  • Helm, Hans.
  • Sotin, Hans.
  • Jungwirth, Manfred, 1919-1999.
  • Popp, Lucia.
  • Dallapozza, Adolf.
  • Terkal, Karl, 1919-1996.
  • Sramek, Alfred.
  • Österreichischer Rundfunk. pro
  • Wiener Staatsoper.
  • Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH. pro
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Description
2 videocassettes (VHS) (148 min.) : sd., col., mono.; 1/2 in.
Uniform Title
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Subjects
Genre/Form
Television series.
Note
  • Opera in two acts, after Jean-Nicholas Bouilly's Léonore, ou l'amour conjugal.
  • Show no. 521.
Credits (note)
  • Staged by Otto Schenk ; set design, Günther Schneider-Siemssen ; costumes, Leo Bei ; for Great Performances produced by David Griffiths.
Event (note)
  • Recorded live at the Vienna Opera House, Jan. 29, 1978; broadcast on WNET, New York, N.Y., Feb. 21, 1978, as part of the Great Performances series.
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Call Number
*LVH 8
OCLC
550613016
Title
Great performances. Fidelio [videorecording] / a co-production of UNITEL and ORF; music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; text by Joseph Sonnleithner, with successive revision by Stephan von Breuning and Friedrich Treitschke ; directed by Otto Schenk.
Imprint
New York : WNET, c1978.
Event
Recorded live at the Vienna Opera House, Jan. 29, 1978; broadcast on WNET, New York, N.Y., Feb. 21, 1978, as part of the Great Performances series.
Credits
Staged by Otto Schenk ; set design, Günther Schneider-Siemssen ; costumes, Leo Bei ; for Great Performances produced by David Griffiths.
Performer
Gundula Janowitz (Leonore), René Kollo (Florestan), Manfred Jungwirth (Rocco), Lucia Popp (Marzelline), Hans Sotin (Don Pizzaro), Hans Helm (Don Fernando), Adolf Dallapozza (Jaquino), Karl Terkal (First prisoner), Alfred Šramek (Second prisoner), Orchestra and Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
Language
Sung in German.
Added Author
Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835. Librettist
Bouilly, J. N. (Jean Nicolas), 1763-1842. Léonore.
Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842. Librettist
Breuning, Stephan von. Librettist
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Fidelio. (1814)
Schenk, Otto. Director
Schenk, Otto. Production personnel
Schneider-Siemssen, Günther. Set designer
Bei, Leo. Costume designer
Griffiths, David (David Garfield), 1942- Producer
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Conductor
Kollo, René, 1937- Performer
Janowitz, Gundula. Performer
Helm, Hans. Performer
Sotin, Hans. Performer
Jungwirth, Manfred, 1919-1999. Performer
Popp, Lucia. Performer
Dallapozza, Adolf. Performer
Terkal, Karl, 1919-1996. Performer
Sramek, Alfred. Performer
Österreichischer Rundfunk. Producer
Wiener Staatsoper.
Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH. Producer
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Research Call Number
*LVH 8
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