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Based on the popular Broadway hit about a hillbilly town called Dogpatch and how the townspeople make a ruckus when they find out it's being taken over as a test site for A-bombs. Academy Award Nominations: Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 16.9Audio: Mono - English
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This collection of contemporary classical numbers is designed to show off the versatile vocal talents of Dawn Upshaw. Upshaw has performed all over the world, and won glowing praise from fans and critics for her incredible range, and fascinating choice of music to interpret. One of her favorite composers is John Harbison, and she performs a number of his works here. Also included are highly evocative renditions of pieces by George Crumb and Kaija Saariaho, alongside many others.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Stravinsky`s classics performed by the Rambert Dance Company, Soldat in 1988 and Pulcinella in 1989.
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On July 13, 1985, the biggest stars in music gathered for two televised concerts (one in Philadelphia, one in London) that reached more than one and a half billion viewers. With all of the proceeds going towards the cause of famine in Africa, the Live Aid events sent out a very inspiring message. Released 20 years later, THE STORY OF LIVE AID goes inside the event`s planning process and gathers highlights from some of its star performers. Due to the fragile nature of TV footage, many celebrated performances from the concerts were unable to be preserved for this collection. Nonetheless, the four-disc set does capture the essence of the event, as well as over 40 of its magnetic performances by acts such as Run DMC, Sting, Queen, Tom Petty, David Bowie, Elton John, the Beach Boys, Madonna, U2, Bryan Adams, Black Sabbath, and many others. Pretty much every major player in popular 1980s music makes an appearance here, as well as such timeless artists as Paul McCartney and Neil Young. In the spirit of further contributing to a good cause, all proceeds from this release will go toward the Band Aid Trust.
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French director Benoit Jacquot (A SINGLE GIRL) adapts the famous opera by Giacomo Puccini in his film TOSCA. The stunningly dramatic opera stars--Angela Gheorghiu as Floria Tosca, Roberto Alagna as Mario Cavaradossi, and Ruggero Raimondi as Baron Scarpia--steal the show with their intense vocal range and fiery acting. The film cuts back and forth between black and white photography that shows the singers and a full orchestra recording the opera in a studio, and color photography that shows the costumed presentation, act by act, with several different sets. Mario (Alagna) is painting a portrait on the wall of the chapel, inspired by a fair-haired beauty who he has just seen praying below. When his girlfriend, the possessive Diva Tosca (Gheorghui) pays him a surprise visit, he must reassert his love for her, trying to ease her worries and her jealousy at seeing the painting. However, that night when a prisoner escapes, Mario is a suspected accomplice and he is wanted by the police. The evil Baron Scarpia (Raimondi) lies to Tosca, telling her that Mario ran off with the fair-haired beauty, and using her jealousy to get her to aid the police in his capture.This film was included in the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2002 festival organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City.
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