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Arabella

Title
Arabella / by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; a Metropolitan Opera Television production ; Stage production, Otto Schenk ; video director, Brian Large ; television producer, Louisa Briccetti.
Publication
  • Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [2001]
  • ℗1996, 2001, ©2001

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Additional Authors
  • Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929
  • Te Kanawa, Kiri
  • McLaughlin, Marie, 1954-
  • Dernesch, Helga
  • Kuebler, David
  • Brendel, Wolfgang
  • McIntyre, Donald, 1934-
  • Thielemann, Christian, 1959-
  • Schenk, Otto
  • Schneider-Siemssen, Günther
  • Canonero, Milena
  • Wechsler, Gil
  • Large, Brian
  • Briccetti, Louisa
  • Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
  • Metropolitan Opera Television (Firm), production company. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  • Deutsche Grammophon (Firm), production company. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
Description
1 videodisc (178 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. +
Summary
Vienna in the 1860's. Count Waldner is a luckless gambler. When his debts overwhelm him, he moves his family into an elegant hotel attempting to maintain an image of wealth. The countess is hoping her daughter Arabella will find a wealthy husband, while Zdenka, the younger daughter, is forced to pass off as a man.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Operas.
  • Televised performances.
  • Nonfiction television programs.
  • Television adaptations.
Note
  • In-container guide includes synopsis by Jean-Claude Poyet, in French with English and German translations.
  • Originally produced in 1995.
Credits (note)
  • Set designer, Günther Schneider-Siemssen ; costume designer, Milena Canonero ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler.
Event (note)
  • Recorded Nov. 1994, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
System Details (note)
  • DVD ; NTSC, region 0 ; picture format 4:3; PCM stereo.
Language (note)
  • Sung in German, with subtitles in German, English, French, Spanish, and Chinese.
LCCN
044007300596
OCLC
  • ocm48365496
  • 48365496
  • SCSB-9445445
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries