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The Oratorio: A Documentary with Martin Scorsese
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directed by Jonathan Mann, fl. 2012, Mary Anne Rothberg, fl. 2012 and Alex Bayer, fl. 2005; conducted by Donato Renzetti, 1950-; presented by Martin Scorsese, 1942-; produced by Mary Anne Rothberg, fl. 2012 and Jonathan Mann, fl. 2012; performed by Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari and Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service), 56 mins
Martin Scorsese reveals the story of a single performance in 1826 that changed America’s cultural landscape with the introduction of Italian opera to New York City –an event Mozart’s great librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte helped orchestrate.
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directed by Jonathan Mann, fl. 2012, Mary Anne Rothberg, fl. 2012 and Alex Bayer, fl. 2005; conducted by Donato Renzetti, 1950-; presented by Martin Scorsese, 1942-; produced by Mary Anne Rothberg, fl. 2012 and Jonathan Mann, fl. 2012; performed by Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari and Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service), 56 mins
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Orfeo ed Euridice
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directed by Keith Cheetham; composed by Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, 1714-1787 (1762); conducted by Plácido Domingo, Jr., 1965-, Lamberto Gardelli, Bernard Haitink, 1929-, Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Raymond Leppard, 1927-, Donato Renzetti, Zoltán Peskó, 1937-, Riccardo Muti, Georges Prêtre, 1924-2017 and Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997; presented by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-; produced by Robin Scott, 1920-2000, NVC Arts; performed by Josef Meinrad, John Rawnsley, Gwynne Howell, 1938-, Sir Thomas Allen, 1944-, Neil Shicoff, Ileana Cotrubas, 1939-, Robert Lloyd, 1940-, José Carreras, 1946-, Dame Janet Baker, 1933-, Alberto Rinaldi, fl. 2008, Roderick Kennedy, Claudio Desderi, Laura Zannini, Laurence Dale, Kathleen Kuhlmann, 1950-, Vladimir Atlantov, Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, 1941-, Barbara Bonney, 1956-, Anne Howells and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-, Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1991), 3 mins
In this programme, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa introduces a personal selection of her own favourite operatic scenes recorded at some of the world’s major venues, and shares with viewers her recollections of memorable performances from the world of opera. Includes excerpts from, The Royal Opera House: Der Rosenkavalier,...
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directed by Keith Cheetham; composed by Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, 1714-1787 (1762); conducted by Plácido Domingo, Jr., 1965-, Lamberto Gardelli, Bernard Haitink, 1929-, Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Raymond Leppard, 1927-, Donato Renzetti, Zoltán Peskó, 1937-, Riccardo Muti, Georges Prêtre, 1924-2017 and Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997; presented by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-; produced by Robin Scott, 1920-2000, NVC Arts; performed by Josef Meinrad, John Rawnsley, Gwynne Howell, 1938-, Sir Thomas Allen, 1944-, Neil Shicoff, Ileana Cotrubas, 1939-, Robert Lloyd, 1940-, José Carreras, 1946-, Dame Janet Baker, 1933-, Alberto Rinaldi, fl. 2008, Roderick Kennedy, Claudio Desderi, Laura Zannini, Laurence Dale, Kathleen Kuhlmann, 1950-, Vladimir Atlantov, Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, 1941-, Barbara Bonney, 1956-, Anne Howells and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-, Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1991), 3 mins
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Otello
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directed by Keith Cheetham; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1887); conducted by Plácido Domingo, Jr., 1965-, Lamberto Gardelli, Bernard Haitink, 1929-, Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Raymond Leppard, 1927-, Donato Renzetti, Zoltán Peskó, 1937-, Riccardo Muti, Georges Prêtre, 1924-2017 and Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997; presented by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-; produced by Robin Scott, 1920-2000, NVC Arts; performed by Josef Meinrad, John Rawnsley, Gwynne Howell, 1938-, Sir Thomas Allen, 1944-, Neil Shicoff, Ileana Cotrubas, 1939-, Robert Lloyd, 1940-, José Carreras, 1946-, Dame Janet Baker, 1933-, Alberto Rinaldi, fl. 2008, Roderick Kennedy, Claudio Desderi, Laura Zannini, Laurence Dale, Kathleen Kuhlmann, 1950-, Vladimir Atlantov, Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, 1941-, Barbara Bonney, 1956-, Anne Howells and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-, Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1991), 7 mins
In this programme, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa introduces a personal selection of her own favourite operatic scenes recorded at some of the world’s major venues, and shares with viewers her recollections of memorable performances from the world of opera. Includes excerpts from, The Royal Opera House: Der Rosenkavalier,...
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directed by Keith Cheetham; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1887); conducted by Plácido Domingo, Jr., 1965-, Lamberto Gardelli, Bernard Haitink, 1929-, Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Raymond Leppard, 1927-, Donato Renzetti, Zoltán Peskó, 1937-, Riccardo Muti, Georges Prêtre, 1924-2017 and Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997; presented by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-; produced by Robin Scott, 1920-2000, NVC Arts; performed by Josef Meinrad, John Rawnsley, Gwynne Howell, 1938-, Sir Thomas Allen, 1944-, Neil Shicoff, Ileana Cotrubas, 1939-, Robert Lloyd, 1940-, José Carreras, 1946-, Dame Janet Baker, 1933-, Alberto Rinaldi, fl. 2008, Roderick Kennedy, Claudio Desderi, Laura Zannini, Laurence Dale, Kathleen Kuhlmann, 1950-, Vladimir Atlantov, Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, 1941-, Barbara Bonney, 1956-, Anne Howells and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-, Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1991), 7 mins
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Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages
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directed by John Walker, 1956-; produced by John Walker, 1956-, Decca Records and Thirteen Productions; performed by Luciano Pavarotti, 1935-2007, in Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2013), 59 mins
This program celebrates the 50th anniversary since the launch of the international phenomenon. In 1963 he debuted in Amsterdam, Vienna, Zurich and finally London where he substituted for the ailing Giuseppe di Stefano as Rodolfo in La Bohème. Today it is still his powerful sound with its natural grace and brillia...
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directed by John Walker, 1956-; produced by John Walker, 1956-, Decca Records and Thirteen Productions; performed by Luciano Pavarotti, 1935-2007, in Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2013), 59 mins
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Richard Strauss: Skizze eines Lebens
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directed by Barbara Wunderlich, fl. 2009-2014 and Marieke Schroeder, 1970-; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, in Richard Strauss: Sketches of a Life (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 51 mins
Commemorating Richard Strauss' 150th Birthday, the film focuses on the family of the composer. Especially for this documentary, the family archive of the Strauss-family is opened to the public by Richard Strauss' grand-son Christian and his sister in law (and today's archival director) Gabriele Strauss-Hotter. It...
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directed by Barbara Wunderlich, fl. 2009-2014 and Marieke Schroeder, 1970-; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, in Richard Strauss: Sketches of a Life (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 51 mins
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A Short History of Opera
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written by Donald Jay Grout and Hermine Weigel Williams (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003), 922 page(s)
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written by Donald Jay Grout and Hermine Weigel Williams (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003), 922 page(s)
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Sing Opera! The documentary
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directed by Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017; composed by Peter Ash, 1961-; produced by Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017, Altina Films and American Film Foundation; performed by Los Angeles Children's Chorus (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2008), 26 mins
In Sing Opera!, a sequel to the 2002 Academy Award-nominated film Sing!, sixty-five intrepid singers of Los Angeles Children's Chorus strive to hone their vocal talents for the 2007 world premiere of the family opera Keeps of the Night, by Peter Ash and Donald Sturrock. From early rehearsals to opening night, the...
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directed by Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017; composed by Peter Ash, 1961-; produced by Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017, Altina Films and American Film Foundation; performed by Los Angeles Children's Chorus (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2008), 26 mins
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The Tales of Hoffmann
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directed by Keith Cheetham; composed by Jacques Offenbach, 1819-1880 (1880); conducted by Plácido Domingo, Jr., 1965-, Lamberto Gardelli, Bernard Haitink, 1929-, Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Raymond Leppard, 1927-, Donato Renzetti, Zoltán Peskó, 1937-, Riccardo Muti, Georges Prêtre, 1924-2017 and Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997; presented by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-; produced by Robin Scott, 1920-2000, NVC Arts; performed by Josef Meinrad, John Rawnsley, Gwynne Howell, 1938-, Sir Thomas Allen, 1944-, Neil Shicoff, Ileana Cotrubas, 1939-, Robert Lloyd, 1940-, José Carreras, 1946-, Dame Janet Baker, 1933-, Alberto Rinaldi, fl. 2008, Roderick Kennedy, Claudio Desderi, Laura Zannini, Laurence Dale, Kathleen Kuhlmann, 1950-, Vladimir Atlantov, Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, 1941-, Barbara Bonney, 1956-, Anne Howells and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-, Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1991), 5 mins
In this programme, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa introduces a personal selection of her own favourite operatic scenes recorded at some of the world’s major venues, and shares with viewers her recollections of memorable performances from the world of opera. Includes excerpts from, The Royal Opera House: Der Rosenkavalier,...
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directed by Keith Cheetham; composed by Jacques Offenbach, 1819-1880 (1880); conducted by Plácido Domingo, Jr., 1965-, Lamberto Gardelli, Bernard Haitink, 1929-, Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Raymond Leppard, 1927-, Donato Renzetti, Zoltán Peskó, 1937-, Riccardo Muti, Georges Prêtre, 1924-2017 and Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997; presented by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-; produced by Robin Scott, 1920-2000, NVC Arts; performed by Josef Meinrad, John Rawnsley, Gwynne Howell, 1938-, Sir Thomas Allen, 1944-, Neil Shicoff, Ileana Cotrubas, 1939-, Robert Lloyd, 1940-, José Carreras, 1946-, Dame Janet Baker, 1933-, Alberto Rinaldi, fl. 2008, Roderick Kennedy, Claudio Desderi, Laura Zannini, Laurence Dale, Kathleen Kuhlmann, 1950-, Vladimir Atlantov, Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, 1941-, Barbara Bonney, 1956-, Anne Howells and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-, Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1991), 5 mins
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Whole Notes: Stories Behind the Classics, Maurice Ravel: The Colour of Music
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directed by Katherine Jeans, fl. 1995-2010; composed by Maurice Ravel, 1875-1937; conducted by Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-; produced by Katherine Jeans, fl. 1995-2010 and Neil Bregman, 1954-, Sound Venture; performed by National Arts Centre Orchestra, in Whole Notes: Stories Behind the Classics, in Whole Notes: Stories Behind the Classics: Maurice Ravel (Ottawa, ON: Sound Venture), 24 mins
This episode of Whole Notes: Stories Behind the Classics is about Maurice Ravel.
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directed by Katherine Jeans, fl. 1995-2010; composed by Maurice Ravel, 1875-1937; conducted by Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-; produced by Katherine Jeans, fl. 1995-2010 and Neil Bregman, 1954-, Sound Venture; performed by National Arts Centre Orchestra, in Whole Notes: Stories Behind the Classics, in Whole Notes: Stories Behind the Classics: Maurice Ravel (Ottawa, ON: Sound Venture), 24 mins
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Agnesi, Maria Teresa (1720-1795)
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written by Carolyn Britton and Robert L. Kendrick; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 15 page(s)
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written by Carolyn Britton and Robert L. Kendrick; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 15 page(s)
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