| Description |
2 videodiscs (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, PCM stereo; aspect ratio 4:3. |
| Note |
Opera in a prologue and 5 acts. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian, with Italian, English, German, French, Spanish or Chinese subtitles. |
| Performer |
Werner Hollweg (Ulisse) ; Trudeliese Schmidt (Penelope) ; Francisco Araiza (Telemaco) ; Paul Esswood (Anfinomo) ; Simon Estes (Antinoo) ; Peter Straka (Pisandro) ; Philippe Huttenlocher (Eumete) ; Janet Perry (Melanto) ; supporting soloists ; Monteverdi Ensemble of the Zurich Opera House ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor. |
| Credits |
Staged directed and designed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; costume design, Piet Halmen; a Unitel production. |
| Event |
The audio recorded Feb. 1-5, 1979, Opernhaus Zurich, Switzerland; the video recorded Oct. 29-Nov. 26, 1979, Wien-Film, Vienna. |
| Note |
Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container. |
| Subject |
Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) -- Drama.
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Operas.
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| Added Author |
Badoaro, Giacomo, 1602-1654. Librettist.
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Hollweg, Werner, 1936-2007. Performer.
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Schmidt, Trudeliese. Performer.
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Araiza, Francisco. Performer.
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Esswood, Paul. Performer.
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Straka, Peter. Performer.
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Estes, Simon. Performer.
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Huttenlocher, Philippe. Performer.
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Perry, Janet. Performer.
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Harnoncourt, Nikolaus. Conductor.
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Ponnelle, Jean-Pierre, 1932-1988.
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Halmen, Pet.
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Opernhaus Zurich. Monteverdi-Ensemble. Performer.
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Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
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Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH.
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| Standard No. |
044007342688 |
| Music No. |
00440 073 4268 Deutsche Grammophon |
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