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Mozart`s famous opera performed by the Royal Opera House, Convent Garden.
Georg Solti conducts.
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Set in the years between 1965 and the late 1980s; Produced and released in 1991.Actor-director Robert Townsend came to fame depicting the pitfalls of the Hollywood experience for black actors with his 1987 film HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE. Four years later, he took on the mid-`60s music scene with THE FIVE HEARTBEATS. After doing extensive research with long-lived pop/R&B group the Dells, he painted a cinematic scene of five young friends in the 60s who share the dream of making music. They journey together through three decades, experiencing all the ups and downs show business had to offer, intensified by the difficulties faces by black acts in the era of civil-rights protest. Interacting as everything from a close-knit musical family to occasional bitter rivals, the fictional Five Heartbeats experience both success and tragedy in this excellent film. The multi-talented Townshend functions as both director and star, alongside compelling performances by a cast that includes Leon and Diahann Caroll. Featuring a mix of original songs and classic Motown material, THE FIVE HEARTBEATS is an irresistible combination of music and drama that captures a unique period in American cultural history.
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Puccini's opera is brought to life by Domingo and an excellent production at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. This distinctive opera takes place during the California Gold Rush, a most curious topic for an opera by a famous composer.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseFull Frame - 1:33Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
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Composed in the last year of Pergolesi's life, before his tragic early death of tuberculosis, this beautiful, moving sacred work is also one of the most popular and often performed. Taking as its subject matter the conversation between Mary and Jesus on the cross, it's simplicity is exquisitely captured here by the Cambridge Ensemble, with soprano Angharad Gruffydd Jones, and counter-tenor Lawrence Zazzo. The mood is powerfully captured by the location of the concert, which was held at a crumbling little church, All Saints, in Aldwincle, England; this effectively conjures images of the ephemeral nature of humanity and the presence of the otherworldly.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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John Pritchard conducts this performance by the Glyndebourne Festival Opera of Mozart's timeless composition.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33DVD-9Audio: PCM Stereo - Italian Subtitles - German, French, English, SpanishAdditional Product: 19-page booklet with production notes - English, French, German
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