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Julius Caesar /

A studio performance of one of Handel's best known operas by the English National Opera. The opera, a tale of love and power based on Shakespeare's play, was first performed in 1724 at the Haymarket Theatre in London using castrati singers in the heroes' roles. This production follows...

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Corporate Authors: English National Opera; RM Arts Firm; Channel Four Great Britain; Reiner Moritz Associates; Kultur International Films; Arthaus Musik Firm
Group Author: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759; Haym, Nicola Francesco; Phillips, John Michael; Copley, John, 1933; Baker, Janet, 1933; Masterson, Valerie; Walker, Sarah, 1943; Jones, Della; Bowman, James; Tomlinson, John, 1946 September 22; Kitchiner, John; Williams, Tom Emlyn; Davies, Noel; Trowell, Brian; Mackerras, Charles, 1925-2010; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Published: RM Associates,
Publisher Address: [London] :
Publication Dates: [2009]
©1984
Literature type: Video DVD
Language: English
Subjects:
Caesar, Julius > Drama
Cleopatra, > Queen of Egypt, > -30 B.C. > Drama
Pompeius Magnus Pius, Sextus, > approximately 67 B.C.-35 B.C. > Drama
Curio, C. Scribonius, > approximately 125 B.C.-53 B.C. > Drama
Caesar, Julius
Cleopatra, > Queen of Egypt, > -30 B.C
Pompeius Magnus Pius, Sextus, > approximately 67 B.C.-35 B.C
Operas
Musical films
Drama
Filmed performances
Summary: A studio performance of one of Handel's best known operas by the English National Opera. The opera, a tale of love and power based on Shakespeare's play, was first performed in 1724 at the Haymarket Theatre in London using castrati singers in the heroes' roles. This production follows modern practice in using women in these parts, and in particular, Dame Janet Baker creates the virtuoso role of Julius Caesar.
Item Description: Opera in three acts.
Originally released on videocassette and laser optical disc: c1984.
Carrier Form: 1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits: Produced by John Copley ; director for video, John Michael Phillips ; setting designed by John Pascoe ; costumes designed by Michael Stennett ; lighting, Robert Bryan.
ISBN: 9780769790589 :
0769790585
Index Number: M1500
CLC: J653.2
Call Number: #WDVD/190532

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