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Guiseppe Verdi's opera AIDA is so beloved and timeless that it is continually remade and updated; Elton John even brought it to Broadway as a musical. Set in Ancient Egypt, AIDA is a story of star-crossed lovers among royalty. Tragedy, desire, war; all of the elements of an epic melodrama are heightened by the amazing music and song.This 1997 open-air performance is beautifully staged in the Roman quarry at which the Opera Festival St. Margarethen takes place annually. Giorgio Croci conducts a notable cast, including Pauletta de Vaughn and Bruno Sebastian.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital 2.0
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Guitar virtuoso Artie Traum introduces DADGAD, an alternate guitar tuning involving the reconfiguration of the main chords into the key of D, initially using the folk standard
The Water Is Wide
to illustrate this style. Traum then shows viewers how to compose and play blues, jazz, and ballads with the DADGAD approach, and demonstrates with the songs
KC Moan,
Fourteen Turtles,
Blue Hotel,
East Virginia Blues,
Serpa,
and
Yankee Swamp.
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Joseph Boulogne, or Le Chevalier Saint Georges (who was also known as
Le Mozart Noir ) was an incredible violin player who managed to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to take his place on the world`s stages. Eighteenth century society frowned on the talents of Georges, largely due to the color of his skin, but when he picked up a violin and enchanted them with his sublime music, he soon became an important boundary-breaker in the world of music. This documentary tells the story of his life, which saw Georges rise from humble beginnings to lead some of France`s greatest orchestras, as well as becoming a fencer and army General of some repute.
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Neoclassical choreographer Uwe Scholz set this impressive ballet to several pieces by Mozart, including the famously uncompleted
Mass in C minor,
as well as Gregorian chants and a selection of modern works by composers like Thomas John and Arvo Pdrt. Performed by the renowned Leipzig Ballet, this stands as one of Scholz`s most influential and enduring works.
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Bruce Buckingham teaches jazz guitar with 50 examples of different licks to play, in this informative, instructional DVD.
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