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Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Domingo, Te Kanawa, Prey, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS]
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Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s):
Kiri Te Kanawa
Hermann Prey
Dennis O'Neill
Hildegard Heichele
Paul Crook
Creators:
Paul Harding (Cinematographer)
Ray Nunney (Editor)
John Vernon (Producer)
Robin Scott (Producer)
Carl Haffner (Writer)
Richard Genée (Writer)
Director(s):
Humphrey Burton
Recording label: Kultur Video EAN: 9780769720302Binding: VHS TapeISBN: 0769720307Format: Classical, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC, Release Date: 1999-04-27Universal product code (UPC): 032031203037Number of discs: 1Audience rating: NR (Not Rated)Description
Kiri Te Kanawa is featured in this glittering Covent Garden Opera production of Johann Strauss' masterpiece. Placido Domingo conducts the Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus. Other soloists include Hermann Prey, Hildegard Heichele, Benjamin Luxon.
Amazon.com
Most opera houses ring in the New Year with Johann Strauss Jr.'s most popular operetta--the festiveness of which is appropriate for the occasion--and this December 31, 1983, Covent Garden performance follows suit. An exceptional cast--led by Hermann Prey and Kiri Te Kanawa as the couple whose marriage survives the comic indiscretions of three long acts--obviously has as much fun as the audience. Plácido Domingo leads the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House through its paces with panache. Prince Orlofsky's Act II party is always a splendid opportunity to pull out all the stops with surprise "guests," and this performance makes the most of its chance: entering the proceedings to sing one of his tailor-made chansons, "She," is French crooner Charles Aznavour, who is followed by dancers Merle Park and Wayne Eagling, their delightful pas de deux flashily choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton. --Kevin Filipski
Running time: 177 minutesLanguage: English (Subtitled)
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