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Peter Grimes

Title
Peter Grimes / music by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Montagu Slater ; a Zurich Opera House and Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt production in association with Clasart Films.
Publication
[Netherlands?] : EMI Classics, [2007], ©2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
  • Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956.
  • Ventris, Christopher.
  • Magee, Emily.
  • Muff, Alfred.
  • Welser-Möst, Franz.
  • Pountney, David.
  • Raffelsberger, Ernst.
  • Nikiteanu, Liliana.
  • Clasart Films.
  • Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt.
  • Opernhaus Zürich. Chor.
  • Orchester der Oper Zürich.
  • Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers.
  • EMI (Firm)
Description
2 videodiscs (150 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. +
Summary
Opera of Benjamin Britten's "Peter Grimes," recorded at the Opernhaus Zurich. Set in a small village in England, the story relates fisherman Peter Grimes' inability to become a part of the community. Because his apprentice has been drowned at sea, he has incurred the wrath and distrust of the townspeople.
Alternative Title
Britten Peter Grimes
Subject
Operas
Note
  • Recorded live at the Opernhaus Zurich.
  • "Chorus and orchestra of the Zurich Opera House."
  • "Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers."
Credits (note)
  • Stage director, David Pountney ; chorus master, Ernst Raffelsberger ; choreography, Stefano Giannetti ; production manager, Christoph Hink ; editor, Tanja Lesowsky.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; Dolby Digital; aspect ratio 16:9; NTSC
Language (note)
  • Subtitles in German, English, French Spanish or Italian.
OCLC
  • ocn183644532
  • 183644532
  • SCSB-9053770
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries