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One of Verdi`s lesser-known works, IL CORSARO is a tragic opera composed in the autumn of 1948, after the composer had established a reputation in Italy. Despite the infrequence of its performance, the story is an exciting tale of war, betrayal, and doomed love, manifested in many moving passages and an engaging rhythm. The production featured here stars much-lauded baritone Renato Bruson, and conductor Renato Palumbo; the work is augmented considerably by the gorgeous set design by Lamberto Puggelli.
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This collection of little-known videos that deserve a wider audience is compiled by the good people at indie bastion Buddyhead and includes excellent clips from bands like TV on the Radio ( Staring at the Sun ), The Dillinger Escape Plan ( Panasonic Youth ), The Dwarves ( Over You ), and Ted Leo ( Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone ).
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With its massive set designs and 17-hour running time, Richard Wagner's RING CYCLE is the most daunting production an opera house can stage. Jon Else's award-winning documentary SING FASTER chronicles the San Francisco Opera's undertaking of the epic masterpiece from the unique perspective of the company's unionized stagehands. Utilizing time-lapse photography, Else documents the stage crew's efforts to bring the opera's mythical world of Rhinemaidens and Valkyries to life while spending their backstage time playing poker, watching baseball, knitting sweaters, and balancing checkbooks. And as they move half-ton scenery through darkened intermissions or gingerly operate a huge mechanical dragon, the stagehands' behind-the-scenes struggles uncannily echo the epic dramas playing out onstage--offering an apt meditation on the intersection of art and working life.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - EnglishInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Biography - 1. Jon Else - Director
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Three war buddies meet for a ten year reunion and find they have nothing in common. Great dancing by Kelly and Charisse, with a score by Andre Previn.
Includes songs
The Binge
and
Thanks A Lot But No Thanks.
Academy Award Nominations: Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
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The Lucerne Festival Orchestra fall under the spell of conductor Claudio Abbado on this performance of Mahler`s SYMPHONY NO. 5, and the audience follows likewise as the magnificent piece unfolds. Shot in 2004, this concert is taken from the Lucerne Festival, and sees Abbado`s handpicked orchestra excelling themselves as they progress through this difficult work.
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