Title

A midsummer night's dream [videorecording] / choreography, George Balanchine ; directed and staged by Francia Russell ; a playback HD/BBC Worldwide Ltd production in association with BBC Television and Opus Arte Media Productions BV.

Publication

Hilversum, the Netherlands : Opus Arte Media Productions BV, c2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Apple, Lisa,
• BBC Concert Orchestra, performer.
• BBC Worldwide Ltd., production company.
• Balanchine, George,
• Barker, Patricia, active 1988,
• Belliston, Seth,
• Bold, Atkhurel,
• British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, production company.
• Crabtree, Libby,
• Gibson, Paul,
• Harris, Judith,
• Kershaw, Stewart,
• Lallone, Ariana,
• Lynch, Timothy,
• Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.
• Nakamura, Kaori,
• Newton, Charles,
• Opus Arte Media Productions BV, publisher.
• Pacific Northwest Ballet, performer.
• Russell, Francia,
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
• Stanton, Jeffrey,
• Tobiason, Julie,
• Yearsley, Ross,

Description

1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

Midsummer night's dream (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Subjects

• Ballet
• Filmed ballets
• Filmed dance
• Televised ballets

Genre/Form

• Filmed ballets.
• Filmed dance.
• Televised ballets.

Note

• Dolby digital 5.0 sound, stereo.
• Side 1 PAL ; Side 2 NTSC.
• Program notes in English in container.
• Based on the play by William Shakespeare.

Credits (note)

• Music, Felix Mendelssohn.

Event (note)

• Recorded live at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, Feb. 1999.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Language (note)

• Vocal selections in English.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-4975

LCCN

809478000006

Title

A midsummer night's dream [videorecording] / choreography, George Balanchine ; directed and staged by Francia Russell ; a playback HD/BBC Worldwide Ltd production in association with BBC Television and Opus Arte Media Productions BV.

Imprint

Hilversum, the Netherlands : Opus Arte Media Productions BV, c2000.

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

System Details

DVD.

Performer

Pacific Northwest Ballet ; BBC Concert Orchestra, Stewart Kershaw, conductor ; various dancers ; Libby Crabtree, soprano ; Judith Harris, mezzo-soprano.

Credits

Music, Felix Mendelssohn.

Event

Recorded live at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, Feb. 1999.

Summary

Televised performance of George Balanchine's ballet of A Midsummer Night's Dream recorded live at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, February 1999. Based on the play by William Shakespeare and featuring the music of Felix Mendelssohn.

Language

Vocal selections in English.

Added Author

Balanchine, George, choreographer.

Russell, Francia, director.

Barker, Patricia, active 1988, dancer.

Gibson, Paul, dancer.

Belliston, Seth, dancer.

Apple, Lisa, dancer.

Tobiason, Julie, dancer.

Yearsley, Ross, dancer.

Stanton, Jeffrey, dancer.

Lallone, Ariana, dancer.

Bold, Atkhurel, dancer.

Nakamura, Kaori, dancer.

Newton, Charles, dancer.

Lynch, Timothy, dancer.

Crabtree, Libby, singer.

Harris, Judith, singer.

Kershaw, Stewart, conductor.

Based on (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.

Container of (work): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Sommernachtstraum. Selections.

Container of (work): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Heimkehr aus der Fremde. Selections.

Container of (work): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Erste Walpurgisnacht. Selections.

Container of (work): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Athalia. Selections.

Container of (work): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Märchen von der schönen Melusine. Selections.

Container of (work): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Sinfonia, string orchestra, no. 9, 1823, C major. Selections.

Pacific Northwest Ballet, performer.

BBC Concert Orchestra, performer.

BBC Worldwide Ltd., production company.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, production company.

Opus Arte Media Productions BV, publisher.

Added Title

Container of (work): Midsummer night's dream (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Other Standard Identifier

809478000006

Publisher No.

OA 0810D Opus Arte

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-4975 Notes on file