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Powder her face /

Chamber opera written by Thomas Adès in 1995 to a joint commission from London's Almeida Opera and the Cheltenham Festival. Based on the life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll.

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Corporate Authors: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Channel Four Great Britain; Digital Classics Firm
Group Author: Hensher, Philip; Plazas, Mary, 1966; Buck, Heather; Norman, Daniel, 1970; Broadbent, Graeme, 1962; Williams, Margaret Margaret J; Alden, David; Fox, Gerald; Kernke, Jennifer; Davey, Gideon; Adès, Thomas; Adès, Thomas.
Published: Digital Classics DVD,
Publisher Address: [London, England] :
West Long Branch, NJ :
Publication Dates: [2005]
©2005
Literature type: Video DVD
Language: English
Subjects:
Margaret, > Duchess of Argyll, > 1912-1993 > Drama
Adès, Thomas
Margaret, > Duchess of Argyll, > 1912-1993
Operas
Televised operas > Great Britain
Nonfiction television programs > Great Britain
Foreign television programs
Television programs > Great Britain
Documentary films
Drama
Nonfiction television programs
Televised performances
Television musicals
Summary: Chamber opera written by Thomas Adès in 1995 to a joint commission from London's Almeida Opera and the Cheltenham Festival. Based on the life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll.
Item Description: Chamber opera in 7 acts.
Title from title screen.
16:9 aspect ratio.
Program notes and libretto in English inserted in container.
Carrier Form: 1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits: Set design, Jennifer Lernke [that is, Kernke] ; costume design, Gideon Davey.
ISBN: 0769783503 :
9780769783505
Index Number: M1500
CLC: J653.2
Call Number: #WDVD/190452
Contents: Powder her face (1:50:00) -- Bonus documentary: Thomas Adès, music for the 21st century / produced and directed by Gerald Fox, 1999 (51:00).

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