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Death in Venice

Title
Death in Venice / the Glynedebourne Touring Opera production ; by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Myfanwy Piper after the novella by Thomas Mann ; a BBC production in association with RM Arts.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Publication
[Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision, [1990], ©1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Piper, Myfanwy.
  • Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955.
  • Tear, Robert
  • Opie, Alan
  • Chance, Michael
  • Jenkins, Graeme
  • Glyndebourne Festival Chorus.
  • London Sinfonietta.
  • British Broadcasting Corporation.
  • RM Arts (Firm)
  • Home Vision (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (138 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in. +
Summary
Describes the grandeur and shabbiness of Venice in the grip of disease. Portrays the moral and physical degeneration of Aschenbach, the writer whose obsessive and self-devouring pursuit of beauty in the form of the boy Tadzio leads him to humiliation and death.
Alternative Title
Benjamin Britten\u0027s Death in Venice.
Subjects
Note
  • "DEA 040".
  • Title on container: Benjamin Britten\u0027s Death in Venice.
  • Guide laid in container.
Performer (note)
  • Robert Tear, Alan Opie, Michael Chance; Glyndebourne Chorus; London Sinfonietta, conductor, Graeme Jenkins.
System Details (note)
  • VHS, Stero Hi-Fi.
OCLC
  • ocm28858103
  • SCSB-3156653
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries