Christmas Glory From Westminster with Andrea Bocelli and Charlotte Church [VHS]

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	Actor(s):	Andrea Bocelli Charlotte Church Bryn Terfel Dame Joan Plowright Greta Scacchi
	Video by:	Homevision Public Media/BBC Heritage
	Sales Rank:	241510

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Actor(s):
Andrea Bocelli
Charlotte Church
Bryn Terfel
Dame Joan Plowright
Greta Scacchi

Director(s):
Derek Bailey

Recording label: Homevision Public Media/BBC Heritage
EAN: 9780780023727
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 0780023722
Format: Classical, Color, NTSC, DTS Surround Sound,
Release Date: 2000-10-25
Universal product code (UPC): 003742915373
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: NR (Not Rated)

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Talented soloists from Andrea Bocelli to Charlotte Church, and the enchanting choir of Westminster Abbey have come together to provide an evening of beautiful music within the walls of Westminster Abbey. Join HRH the Duke of Edinburgh as he introduces Christmas Glory from Westminster touching upon the historical features of the Abbey and memories of his own wedding there. Throughout the program, guests perform Christmas music and recite poetry from the historic Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey.

Starring Andrea Bocelli, Charlotte Church, Bryn Terfel, Dame Joan Plowright, Greta Scacchi and Trevor MacDonald.

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It's a marketer's dream to have two PBS superstars, Andrea Bocelli and Charlotte Church, singing in Christmas Glory from Westminster. Bocelli and Church (who don't sing together here) are among a handful of performers in this 1999 service from London's Westminster Abbey, including actresses Greta Scacchi and Joan Plowright and Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel.

Following an introduction to the abbey by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh (his wedding took place there), the first part of the hourlong service tells the Christmas story, alternating poetry and Bible readings with musical selections from the choir and soloists, including Messiah's "For unto us a child is born" and "But who may abide the day of his coming" by Terfel. Bocelli contributes two Schubert selections, "Mille Cherubino in Coro" and the beloved "Ave Maria," as well as "Sancta Maria," a version of Mascagni's famous melody from Cavalleria Rusticana. Church performs Stephen Adams's "The Holy City" (from her second CD) and shares "Silent Night" with Terfel. The program isn't all solemnity, however. Actor Richard Griffiths offers a spirited reading from A Christmas Carol near the abbey's famous Poets' Corner, where Dickens is buried. A blessing from the Dean of Westminster closes the distinguished evening. --David Horiuchi

Running time: 60 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Italian (Original Language)
Language: Latin (Original Language)
Language: Welsh (Original Language)