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Lear : opera in two parts adapted from William Shakespeare

Title
Lear : opera in two parts adapted from William Shakespeare / Aribert Reimann ; libretto, Claus H. Henneberg.
Publication
  • [Halle/Saale, Germany.] : Arthaus, [2015]
  • ©2015, ℗2014

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Additional Authors
  • Reimann, Aribert
  • Henneberg, Claus H.
  • Skovhus, Bo, 1962-
  • Pieweck, Katja
  • Kwon, Hellen
  • Stagg, Siobhan, 1987-
  • Leder, Erwin
  • Vasar, Lauri, 1970-
  • Watts, Andrew, 1967-
  • Homrich, Martin, 1974-
  • Miedl, Christian
  • Galliard, Peter
  • Sacher, Jürgen, 1960-
  • Schwinghammer, Wilhelm, 1977-
  • Stricker, Frieder
  • Young, Simone
  • Gruber, Karoline
  • Spahn, Roy
  • Seipel, Mechthild
  • Toelstede, Hans
  • Huh, Sin
  • Richardt, Marcus
  • Reimann, Aribert.
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, instrumentalist. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr
  • Hamburgische Staatsoper. Chor, singer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng
  • Arthaus Musik (Firm), film distributor. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds
Description
1 videodisc (156 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Filmed opera performance; the two parts into which Reimann and Henneberg cast Shakespeare's tragedy divide into four and seven scenes respectively, and the placing of the orchestral interludes imposes a musical symmetry on the score.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Operas.
Note
  • Title from opening credits.
  • World premiere recording.
  • Program notes in German with English and French translations (22 pages : illustrations, portraits) inserted in container.
Credits (note)
  • Karoline Gruber, director ; Roy Spahn, set designer ; Mechthild Seipel, costume designer ; Hans Toelstede, lighting designer ; Sin Huh, director of photography ; Marcus Richardt, video director.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; picture format :16:9; sound formats: PCM stereo, DD 5.1; region code 0; NTSC.
Language (note)
  • Sung in German; subtitles in English or German.
LCCN
807280906394
OCLC
  • ocn907935640
  • 907935640
  • SCSB-9419774
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries