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The tragedy in composer George Bizet's famous opera Carmen parallels the tragedy in his own life; severely depressed, the brilliant musician died at a mere 36 years of age. His beloved Carmen, based on a novella by Prosper Merimee, is a melodramatic story peppered with love, desire, tragedy, and death. One of the most frequently performed operas in the world, it is performed here in the open air at 1998's Festival St. Margarethen. Giorgio Croci conducts a nearly flawless cast and the accompanying Orchestra Stagione d'Opera Italiana.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital 2.0
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The work of conductor Charles Munch has enlivened the world of classical music. Beginning as a violin student in Berlin, Munch progressed to working with the Straram Orchestra in Paris, before convening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1946. Munch joins up with them again here, for a 1962 performance that includes reworkings of Chole Suite No. 2, La Mer, Fantastique, and many other pieces.DVD Features:Keep CaseAudio: Mono - Natural sound/Music
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In this biographical interpretation of the life of Russian dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, one of the most influential performers of the early 20th Century, Australian director Paul Cox enlists the dramatic voice narration of Shakespearean actor Sir Derek Jacobi to read Nijinsky's diary. The segments included here were written around 1920 when Nijinsky had left the Russian Ballet and relocated to St. Moritz, Switzerland with his wife and young daughter because of his fading mental health. As the words of Nijinsky's diary are read, his madness and his passion for dance share equal time. I am a dancer... I love Russia... I love the Ballet Russe... I know how to suffocate... I feel a piercing stare... Images of nature accompany the reading--flowing water, snowy forests, flowers, herons, sheep, silhouettes, statues--along with shots of costumed dancers sneaking through the woods or performing abstract pieces in nature. There are two different clowns in the film, symbolic of Nijinsky's other selves. In addition, characters from Nijinsky's dances, such as Petrouchka, the Faun, Blue God, and Golden Slave, are represented by dancers, though there is no footage of Nijinsky dancing in the film. Nijinsky was born in 1889 in Kiev, Poland. He was raised in St. Petersburg, Russia. And he died April 8, 1950 in an asylum where he was confined for the last 30 years of his life.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseAnamorphicAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: BiographiesDVD-ROM Features: Web Links
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Bach's everlasting St. Matthew Passion gets a royal treatment by Tenor Rogers Covey-Crump, and additional virtuosos Michael George (bass), Emma Kirby (Soprano), Michael Chance (alto), Martyn Hull (tenor) and David Thomas (bass). Comes with a German booklet detailing Bach's work. Conducted by Stephen Cleobury.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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The first ever national TV special on Hawaiian music, SONGS OF ALOHA was filmed in 2000 at the historic Hawaii Theatre in Honolulu. Hosted by Elizabeth Kapu`uwailani Lindsey, this is a beautiful presentation of the best of today's Hawaiian musicians, singers and dancers, and contains additional musical performances not shown on the original telecast.DVD Features:Regiion 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 - Hawaiian/EnglishTracks:1. Palehua (Amy Hanaiali`i Gilliom& Willie K with the Dancers of Aloha Dalire)2. Home in the Islands (The Brothers Cazimero)3. Ku`u Ipo I Ka He`e Pu`e One (The Brothers Cazimero with Tehani Gonzado)4. Na Pe`a O Hokule`a (The Brothers Cazimero)5. Tahi Teai`o Ni`ihau (O'Brian Eselu)6. Drums Of The Islands/Waterfalls (The Makaha Sons: Moon, John& Jerome)7. Noho Paipai (The Makaha Sons: Moon, John& Jerome with Jake Shimabukuro)8. Sugarcane Shack (Na Leo Pilimehana with the 24-VII Dancers)9. I Miss You My Hawai`i (Na Leo Pilimehana)10. Lei Pikake (Hapa with the Dancers of Aloha Dalire)11. Haleakala, Ku Hanohano (Hapa)12. Mauna Loa (Ledward Ka`apana& Cyril Pahinui)13. Ku`u Ipo (Ledward Ka`apana& Cyril Pahinui)14. The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Amy Hanaiali`i Gilliom& Willie K)15. Ki Ho'alu Man (Willie K)16. Hawaii Aloha/Amazing Grace/Aloha `Oe (Kamehameha Schools Glee Club)
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