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Additional authors

1. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
3. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
4. Malfitano, Catherine
5. Terfel, Bryn
6. Margison, Richard, 1953-
7. Luperi, Mario
8. Chailly, Riccardo, 1953-
9. Lehnhoff, Nikolaus
10. Bauer, Raimund
11. Bauer, Falk
12. Göbbel, Wolfgang
13. Vermeiren, Misjel
14. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
15. Nederlandse Opera
16. Nederlands Operakoor. prf
17. Concertgebouworkest. prf
18. Nederlandse Programma Stichting
19. Decca Record Company

Description

1. 1 videodisc (137 min.) : sd. col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Riccardo Chailly conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and an outstanding cast including Bryn Terfel in his triumphant role debut as Scarpia in Puccini's great operatic thriller. Nikolaus Lehnhoff's sensational Amsterdam staging presents Tosca as a searing, timeless psychological drama of political and private lust, set to Puccini's most spectacularly passionate score.

Subject

1. Operas

Call number

1. *LDV 954

Note

1. Filmed in 1998, Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam.
2. Bonus feature: Documentary, Tosca - behind the scenes.
3. Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container.

Credits (note)

1. Stage director, Nikolaus Lehnhoff; set deign, Raimund Bauer; costumes, Falk Bauer; lighting design, Wolfgang Göbbel; dramaturgy Klaus Bertisch; TV director, Misjel Vermeiren; a co-production of De Nederlandse Opera and NPS Television.

System details (note)

1. DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1 (opera only), PCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian with subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Chinese.

Title

1. Tosca [videorecording] : melodramma in tre atti / composer, Giacomo Puccini ; libretto, Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica ; based on the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou.

Imprint

1. London, England : Decca, c2007.

System details

1. DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1 (opera only), PCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.

Performer

1. Catherine Malfitano (Floria Tosca) ; Richard Margison (Mario Cavaradossi) ; Bryn Terfel (Il barone Scarpia) ; Mario Luperi (Cesare Angelotti) ; Enrico Fissore, John Graham-Hall, Jef Van Wersch, Ton Kemperman ; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ; Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera and Utrecht Cathedral Choirschool ; Riccardo Chailly, conductor.

Credits

1. Stage director, Nikolaus Lehnhoff; set deign, Raimund Bauer; costumes, Falk Bauer; lighting design, Wolfgang Göbbel; dramaturgy Klaus Bertisch; TV director, Misjel Vermeiren; a co-production of De Nederlandse Opera and NPS Television.

Language

1. Sung in Italian with subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Chinese.

Added author

1. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
3. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
4. Malfitano, Catherine. Performer
5. Terfel, Bryn. Performer
6. Margison, Richard, 1953- Performer
7. Luperi, Mario. Performer
8. Chailly, Riccardo, 1953- Conductor
9. Lehnhoff, Nikolaus.
10. Bauer, Raimund.
11. Bauer, Falk.
12. Göbbel, Wolfgang.
13. Vermeiren, Misjel.
14. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca.
15. Nederlandse Opera.
16. Nederlands Operakoor. Performer
17. Concertgebouworkest. Performer
18. Nederlandse Programma Stichting.
19. Decca Record Company.

Other standard identifier

1. 044007432013

Publisher no.

1. 074 3201 Decca

Research call number

1. *LDV 954 Notes on file