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La Gran Scena Opera Company

Title
La Gran Scena Opera Company [videorecording] / RCA/Ariola International ; Bayerischen Rundfunks ; directed for video by Christina Haberlik.
Publication
New York : Video Arts International, c1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
  • Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
  • Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
  • Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.
  • Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
  • Siff, Ira
  • Barentyne, Ross
  • Gran Scena Opera Company. prf
Description
1 videocassette (VHS hi-fi) (112 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Satirical performances of opera excerpts by Wagner, Handel, Puccini, Donizetti, Bizet, and Verdi. Works sung in the original languages (German, English, Italian or French) with piano acc., alternating with English narration. Concludes with a medley of popular Motown hits sung in operatic style.
Subject
  • Humorous music
  • Operas > Anecdotes
  • Operas > Excerpts, Arranged
Genre/Form
Video.
Performer (note)
  • La Gran Scena Opera Company di New York (all male cast) ; Ira Siff (Miss Sylvia Bills), host and narrator ; Ross Barentyne (Maestro Francesco Folinari-Soave-Coglioni), piano.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped live at Theaterfestival Munich, June 1985.
Contents
Entrance of the divas (Ride of the Valkyries, from Die Walküre) / Wagner -- Opening remarks by Miss Sylvia Bills -- Iris, hence away : from Semele / Handel -- Introduction of the world's oldest living diva -- O soave fanciulla : from La Bohème / Puccini -- Mad scene : from Lucia di Lammermoor / Donizetti -- Sequidilla : from Carmen / Bizet -- La traviata. Act IV / Verdi -- Motown medley.
Call Number
*LVH 690 (F)
OCLC
NYPG92-F378
Title
La Gran Scena Opera Company [videorecording] / RCA/Ariola International ; Bayerischen Rundfunks ; directed for video by Christina Haberlik.
Imprint
New York : Video Arts International, c1985.
Cast
La Gran Scena Opera Company di New York (all male cast) ; Ira Siff (Miss Sylvia Bills), host and narrator ; Ross Barentyne (Maestro Francesco Folinari-Soave-Coglioni), piano.
Event
Videotaped live at Theaterfestival Munich, June 1985.
Added Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre. Walkürenritt; arranged.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Semele. Iris, hence away; arranged.
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. O soave fanciulla; arranged.
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Lucia di Lammermoor. Dolce suono; arranged.
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. Près des remparts de Séville; arranged.
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata Atto 4; arranged.
Siff, Ira. Performer
Barentyne, Ross. Performer
Gran Scena Opera Company. Performer
Research Call Number
*LVH 690 (F) Container with program notes on file.
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