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Rigoletto an opera in 3 acts

Title
Rigoletto [videorecording] : an opera in 3 acts / by Giuseppe Verdi ; text by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's "Le roi s'amuse" ; English version by James Fenton ; a Thames Television production.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
Publication
West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur International, [2007]

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Moving imageUse in library *LDV 798 [Insert]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885.
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876
  • Fenton, James, 1949-
  • Rawnsley, John
  • Davies, Arthur, 1941-2018
  • McLaughlin, Marie
  • Tomlinson, John, 1946 September 22-
  • Rigby, Jean
  • Elder, Mark, 1947-
  • Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019
  • Phillips, John Michael
  • English National Opera, performer
  • Thames Television, ltd., roduction personnel
  • Kultur International Films
Description
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
A clowning bartender, an angry mob boss, and an innocent daughter are brought to life in this story set in mob-controlled Little Italy during the 1950's.
Uniform Title
Rigoletto. English
Alternative Title
  • Rigoletto.
  • Jonathan Miller's production of Rigoletto
  • Verdi's Rigoletto
Subjects
Note
  • Includes spoken introduction by Jonathan Miller.
  • Chapter list ([2] p.) inserted in container.
Credits (note)
  • Production by Jonathan Miller; produced and directed for television by John Michael Phillips.
Event (note)
  • Originally produced in 1983.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; soundtrack in Dolby stereo.; aspect ratio 4:3; NTSC, region code 1.
Language (note)
  • Sung in English, with English subtitles.
Call Number
*LDV 798
OCLC
82963878
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901, composer.
Title
Rigoletto [videorecording] : an opera in 3 acts / by Giuseppe Verdi ; text by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's "Le roi s'amuse" ; English version by James Fenton ; a Thames Television production.
Imprint
West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur International, [2007]
System Details
DVD; soundtrack in Dolby stereo.; aspect ratio 4:3; NTSC, region code 1.
Performer
John Rawnsley (Rigoletto) ; Arthur Davies (Duke of Mantua) ; Marie McLaughlin (Gilda) ; John Tomlinson (Sparafucile) ; Jean Rigby (Maddalena) ; supporting soloists ; Chorus and Orchestra of The English National Opera ; Mark Elder, conductor.
Credits
Production by Jonathan Miller; produced and directed for television by John Michael Phillips.
Event
Originally produced in 1983.
Language
Sung in English, with English subtitles.
Added Author
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Roi s'amuse.
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876, librettist.
Fenton, James, 1949- translator.
Rawnsley, John, performer.
Davies, Arthur, 1941-2018, performer.
McLaughlin, Marie, performer.
Tomlinson, John, 1946 September 22- performer.
Rigby, Jean, performer.
Elder, Mark, 1947- conductor.
Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019, producer.
Phillips, John Michael, director.
English National Opera, performer.
Thames Television, ltd., roduction personnel.
Kultur International Films.
Publisher No.
D4172 Kultur International
Research Call Number
*LDV 798 Insert on file.
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