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BEHIND THE SCENES, the study of creativity that appeals to both adults and children, dedicates these four volumes of the program to the media of music and dance. For further details please see individual volumes on Max Roach, Allen Toussaint, David Parsons, and Joann Falletta.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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The reputation of the Kirov Ballet resonates throughout the world of the performing arts. Here, they work their magic throughout three different programs. Firstly comes their rendition of THE NUTCRACKER, combined with reworkings of Stravinsky's FIREBIRD and PETRUSHKA, as well as Rinsky-Korsakov's SCHEHERAZADE; secondly, a trip to Covent Garden in London finds the ballet company performing at a concert entitled Welcome Back, St. Petersberg; and lastly, the ballet returns to Red Square in Moscow for a stunning gala performance.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Tracks:1 Titles [The Nutcracker, Op.71 - Act 1]2 Overture [The Nutcracker, Op.71 - Act 1]3 Christmas Eve [The Nutcracker, Op.71 - Act 1]4 March [The Nutcracker, Op.71 - Act 1]5 Drosselmeyer and the distribution of presents [The Nutcracker, Op.71 - Act 1]6 The dancing puppets [The Nutcracker, Op.71 - Act 1]7 The presentation of the Nutcracker [The Nutcracker, Op.71 - Act 1]8 Grandfather's dance [The Nutcracker, Op.71 - Act 1]9 Night [The Nutcracker, Op.71 - Act 1]
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Staring infamous tenor Placido Domingo, SAMSON ET DALILA tells the tale of Samson (played by Domingo), and his struggle to resist the temptress Delilah (played by Olga Borodina). Shot during 1998 while the Met celebrated its 30th year, Domingo and the glittering cast are joined by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, who fall under the spell of conductor James Levine.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - French DTS 5.1Additional Release Material: Interviews: 1. Placido Domingo Theatrical TrailerText/Photo Galleries: Photo Gallery
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Senegalese director Joseph Gai Ramaka re-imagines Georges Bizet's oft-filmed opera CARMEN--from Preminger's CARMEN JONES to MTV's CARMEN: A HIP-HOPERA--in a joyously sensual, colorful musical set in modern-day Dakar. Karmen Gei (Ramaka's wife, Djeinaba Diop Gai), a stately beauty in tribal robes, leaps and shakes to primal drummers in the seaside town's square, surrounded by cheering townswomen, and trains her seductive powers on Angelique (Stephanie Biddle), the prison warden. When Karmen is arrested, a steamy assignation with Angelique wins her release. Once free, Karmen rapidly sings and dances her way to another conquest--this time, of a high-ranking army officer, Lamine Diop (Magaye Niang). With her endemic charisma and dangerous sexuality, Karmen achieves Lamine's downfall instantaneously--he soon finds himself demoted and jailed. Meanwhile, Karmen's voracious appetite leads her to a new suitor, wealthy balladeer Massigi (El Hadj Ndiaye), who literally sings her out of Lamine's bed. While planning a job with some criminal friends, Karmen has a vision of women in whiteface, the death's head--a warning that her carefree life may be in danger. With primeval drumbeats, haunting music, and a screen-commanding performance by Diop Gai, Ramaka provides a sensual new twist on the Carmen myth.DVD Features;Region (unknown)Keep CaseLetterboxed - 1.85
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A prodigious talent from a young age, Gunter Wand began his musical career as an orchestra leader. But Wand really made his mark when he grabbed hold of the baton, grasped it firmly, and became a distinguished conductor. MY LIFE MY MUSIC pays warm tribute to the celebrated musician, offering a precise summation of his life which takes in his early years, his rise to fame, and his passing away as a 90-year-old. Among the candid footage is an interview believed to be the last the conductor ever conducted, as well as fascinating rehearsal clips from productions of Brahms' Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Bonus CDBeethoven
Symphony 4Mozart Posthorn SerenadeBrahms Symphony No 1Schubert Symphony No 9Bruckner Symphony No 5
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