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The Callas conversations.

Title
The Callas conversations. Volume II [videorecording] / an Ideale Audience International production in association with Medici Arts.
Publication
[England] : EMI Classics, c2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Callas, Maria, 1923-1977.
  • Visconti, Luchino, 1906-1976.
  • Hidalgo, Elvira de, 1892-1980.
  • Siciliani, Francesco
  • Gavoty, Bernard
  • Prêtre, Georges
  • Seligmann, Guy
  • Herzog, Gérard
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
  • Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
  • Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
  • Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.
  • Orchestre national de l'O.R.T.F. prf
  • Opéra de Paris. prf
  • Idéale Audience International. prd
  • Medici Arts (Firm) prd
  • EMI (Firm)
Description
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col., b&w; 4 4/3 in.
Summary
Callas in conversation with Francesco Siciliani and Luchino Visconti, also includes performances of opera arias.
Series Statement
Classic archive ; 46
Alternative Title
Invitée du dimanche, 1969.
Subjects
Note
  • Program notes in English, French, German, and Spanish and texts of the operatic arias ([3] p. : port.) inserted in container.
Credits (note)
  • Guy Seligmann, Gérard Herzog, directors.
Event (note)
  • Filmed all in Paris, at the ORTF, Apr. 20, 1969, Le Monde de la Musique, June 14, 1964, and at Opéra de Paris, May 1964.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; sound format: Dolby digital 2.0 dual mono. (interviews), linear PCM mono. 2.0 (arias); disc format: DVD-9 (dual layer, single sided).
Language (note)
  • The conversations in French; the operatic arias sung in Italian; subtitles and menu languages: English, French, German, and Spanish.
Contents
  • L'invitee du dimanche: Introduction (3:29) ; Interview with Elvira de Hidalgo (7:52) ; Francesco Siciliani recalls Maria Callas's Italian debut (8:18) -- Il trovatore. Vanne, lasciami-- D'amor sull'ali rosee / Giuseppe Verdi (6:54) -- Luchino Visconti (8:44) -- Opera and cinema (7:37) -- Tosca. Vissi d'arte / Giacomo Puccini (4:37) -- The great female roles in opera (5:32) -- Il barbiere di Siviglia. Una voce poco fa / Giachino Rossini (7:07) -- Greta Garbo and Laurence Olivier (4:12) -- Retiring from the concert stage (8:51) -- Being an artist (9:07).
  • Bonus: Maria Callas in conversation with Bernard Gavoty (3:18) ; Maria Callas rehearses "Infranta, sí, se alcun di voi snudarla" from Bellini's Norma (3:18).
Call Number
*LDV 824
LCCN
094638845799
OCLC
137340967
Title
The Callas conversations. Volume II [videorecording] / an Ideale Audience International production in association with Medici Arts.
Imprint
[England] : EMI Classics, c2007.
Series
Classic archive ; 46
System Details
DVD; sound format: Dolby digital 2.0 dual mono. (interviews), linear PCM mono. 2.0 (arias); disc format: DVD-9 (dual layer, single sided).
Performer
Maria Callas, soprano ; Orchestre National de l'ORTF ; Choeur et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris (bonus) ; Georges Pretre, conductor.
Credits
Guy Seligmann, Gérard Herzog, directors.
Event
Filmed all in Paris, at the ORTF, Apr. 20, 1969, Le Monde de la Musique, June 14, 1964, and at Opéra de Paris, May 1964.
Language
The conversations in French; the operatic arias sung in Italian; subtitles and menu languages: English, French, German, and Spanish.
Added Author
Callas, Maria, 1923-1977. Interviewee. Performer
Visconti, Luchino, 1906-1976. Interviewee
Hidalgo, Elvira de, 1892-1980. Interviewer
Siciliani, Francesco. Interviewer
Gavoty, Bernard. Interviewer
Prêtre, Georges. Conductor
Seligmann, Guy. Director
Herzog, Gérard. Director
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore. D'amor sull' ali rosee.
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. Vissi d'arte.
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. Voce poco fa.
Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Norma. Infranta, sí, se alcun di voi snudarla.
Orchestre national de l'O.R.T.F. Performer
Opéra de Paris. Performer
Idéale Audience International. Production personnel
Medici Arts (Firm) Production personnel
EMI (Firm)
Other Standard Identifier
094638845799
Publisher No.
DVB 38845799 EMI Classics
Research Call Number
*LDV 824 Notes on file.
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