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Admeto opera in three acts /

Handel and his librettists start with the story of Alceste, the queen who dies to save her husband Admeto's life, but is brought back from Hades by the hero Hercules. The storyline is complicated by a rival princess hoping to marry Admeto, the rival princess's own suitors, jealousy and dis...

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Corporate Authors: Mamu Dance Theatre; FestspielOrchester Göttingen; Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai; Norddeutscher Rundfunk; Unitel Classica Firm; C Major Entertainment GmbH; Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen; Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen Göttingen, Germany
Group Author: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759; Haym, Nicola Francesco; Rolli, Paolo, 1687-1765; Hieber, Thomas; Meth, Agnes; Dörrie, Doris, 1955; Mead, Tim; Arnet, Marie; Berger, William Baritone; Radley, Andrew; Bates, David, 1979; Blaise, Kirsten; Friedrich, Wolf Matthias; Endo, Tadashi; McGegan, Nicholas; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.; Aureli, Aurelio, -1708.
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Literature type: Video DVD
Language: Italian
English
French
German
Subjects:
Operas
Alcestis Greek mythology > Drama
Butō
Filmed operas
Televised operas
Nonfiction films
Feature films
Summary: Handel and his librettists start with the story of Alceste, the queen who dies to save her husband Admeto's life, but is brought back from Hades by the hero Hercules. The storyline is complicated by a rival princess hoping to marry Admeto, the rival princess's own suitors, jealousy and disguise. In this International Handel Festival performance, the stage ditector Doris Dörrie sets the story in samurai Japan, a formal world with strict rules of behaviour.
Item Description: Sung in Italian; optional subtitles in English, French, German, or Italian.
"Libretto: Nicola Francesco Haym or Paolo Antonio Rolli; after L'Antigona delusa da Alceste by Aurelio Aureli"--Program notes.
Program notes and synopsis by Eva Zöllner in German with in English and French translations (12 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.) inserted in container.
Bonus (21 min.) includes a documentary Baroque & Butoh (interviews and commentary on the opera production from the director and the cast).
Cmajor: 702008 (702008-1--702008-2).
Carrier Form: 1 videodisc (181 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Production Credits: Set and costume design, Bernd Lepel ; choreography, Tadashi Endo ; director of photography, Roland Mayer ; editor, Uli Peschke.
Index Number: M1500
CLC: J653.2(561)
Call Number: #WDVD/140090
Contents: DVD 1. Act I & II -- DVD 2. Act III. Bonus.

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