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.
- Published by
- Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003.
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- 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
- Subject
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries
- 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.