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Ordo virtutum the ritual of the virtues

Title
Ordo virtutum [videorecording] : the ritual of the virtues / Hildegard of Bingen ; Petri/Visser Productions ; producer Hans Petri ; director, Ferenc van Damme.
Publication
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179.
  • Petri, Hans.
  • Damme, Ferenc van.
  • Boothroyd, Ansy.
  • Hancorn, John.
  • Petri/Visser Productions.
  • Vox Animae (Musical group)
  • Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Description
1 videodisc (71 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The 12th century medieval music-drama, Ordo virtutum (The ritual of the virtues) is arguably the oldest surviving 'opera'. Sung throughout to music which combines the meditational qualities of Gregorian chant with lyrical emotional expression.
Alternative Title
  • Ritual of the virtues
  • Hildegard von Bingen's Ordo virtutum
Subjects
Note
  • Sacred drama in plain chant.
  • Originally released in 1997.
Credits (note)
  • Camera, Henri Vos.
Performer (note)
  • Ansy Boothroyd, John Hancorn.
Event (note)
  • Recorded at the Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, London and Bay Abbey, Sussex.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Latin with English subtitles.
OCLC
ocm51625604
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries