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Additional authors

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
2. Ponnelle, Jean-Pierre, 1932-1988.
3. Prey, Hermann, 1929-1998.
4. Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012.
5. Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020.
6. Te Kanawa, Kiri.
7. Ewing, Maria.
8. Begg, Heather.
9. Kesteren, John van, 1921-2008.
10. Caron, Willy.
11. Montarsolo, Paolo.
12. Kraemmer, Hans.
13. Perry, Janet.
14. Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981.
15. Wiener Philharmoniker. prf
16. Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH.
17. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
18. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
19. Exxon Corporation. dnr

Description

1. 4 videocassettes (3 hrs.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Series statement

1. Great performances

Uniform title

1. Nozze di Figaro
2. Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))

Alternative title

1. Nozze di Figaro

Subject

1. Operas > Film adaptations

Call number

1. *LDV 1698

Access (note)

1. Access to original item restricted; use service copy.

Credits (note)

1. Designed and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle ; director of photography, Ernst Wild ; film editing, Gudrun Mockert-Keyser ; audio, James Lock, Rolf P. Schröder ; audio producer, Christopher Raeburn ; producer, Horant H. Hohlfeld ; executive producer, Fritz Buttenstedt ; David Griffiths, producer for Great Performances.

Event (note)

1. Filmed in 1976; broadcast on WNET/13 May 23, 1985.

System details (note)

1. U-Matic.

Source (note)

1. Exxon Corporation;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian; each act is preceded by a detailed summary of the plot narrated in English.

Author

1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

Title

1. Marriage of Figaro [videorecording] : opera buffa in four acts / by Lorenzo Da Ponte ; music by W.A. Mozart ; production of Unitel Film and Television Production Company ; WNET/13 ; PBS.

Imprint

1. May 23, 1985.

Series

1. Great performances
2. Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))

System details

1. U-Matic.

Access

1. Access to original item restricted; use service copy.

Credits

1. Designed and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle ; director of photography, Ernst Wild ; film editing, Gudrun Mockert-Keyser ; audio, James Lock, Rolf P. Schröder ; audio producer, Christopher Raeburn ; producer, Horant H. Hohlfeld ; executive producer, Fritz Buttenstedt ; David Griffiths, producer for Great Performances.

Performer

1. Hermann Prey (Figaro) ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Count Almaviva) ; Mirella Freni (Susanna) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Countess Almaviva) ; Maria Ewing (Cherubino) ; Paolo Montarsolo (Bartolo) ; Heather Begg (Marcellina) ; John van Kesteren (Basilio) ; Hans Kraemmer (Antonio) ; Janet Perry (Barbarina) ; Willy Caron (Don Curzio) ; Vienna Philharmonic ; Karl Böhm, conductor.

Event

1. Filmed in 1976; broadcast on WNET/13 May 23, 1985.

Language

1. Sung in Italian; each act is preceded by a detailed summary of the plot narrated in English.

Local note

1. Preservation master files (4 video files (180 min.) : digital, sd., col.) : myh_lvu384_vo1, myh_lvu384_vo2, myh_lvu384_vo3, myh_lvu384_vo4.
2. Service DVD (4 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archive original, 2012 in *LDV 1698.

Source

1. Gift; Exxon Corporation; 1993.

Added author

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Lyricist
2. Ponnelle, Jean-Pierre, 1932-1988. Director
3. Prey, Hermann, 1929-1998. Performer
4. Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012. Performer
5. Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020. Performer
6. Te Kanawa, Kiri. Performer
7. Ewing, Maria. Performer
8. Begg, Heather. Performer
9. Kesteren, John van, 1921-2008. Performer
10. Caron, Willy. Performer
11. Montarsolo, Paolo. Performer
12. Kraemmer, Hans. Performer
13. Perry, Janet. Performer
14. Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981. Conductor
15. Wiener Philharmoniker. Performer
16. Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH.
17. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
18. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
19. Exxon Corporation. Donor

Research call number

1. *LDV 1698
2. *LVU 384