Stiffelio / by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto, Francesco Maria Piava ; directed for the stage by Elijah Moshinsky ; [television] producer, Jane Pleydell-Bouverie ; directed for television by Brian Large; a co-production between The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, BBC-TV, Covent Garden Pioneer.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[United Kingdom] : Opus Arte, 2008, ©1993.
Description1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorPiave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 librettist.
Other author/creatorBourgeois, Eugène.
Other author/creatorMoshinsky, Elijah director.
Other author/creatorPleydell-Bouverie, Jane producer.
Other author/creatorLarge, Brian director.
Other author/creatorCarreras, José performer.
Other author/creatorMalfitano, Catherine performer.
Other author/creatorYurisich, Gregory performer.
Other author/creatorHowell, Gwynne performer.
Other author/creatorPaxton, Adèle, performer.
Other author/creatorLeggate, Robin performer.
Other author/creatorAtkinson, Lynton performer.
Other author/creatorDownes, Edward conductor.
Included WorkVerdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Stiffelio.
Included WorkSouvestre, Émile, 1806-1854. Pasteur.
Other author/creatorRoyal Opera House (London, England) performer.
Other author/creatorCovent Garden Pioneer.
Other author/creatorBritish Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Other author/creatorOpus Arte (Firm)
Abstract Stiffelio, a pastor persecuted for his beliefs, takes refuge in the castle of his follower Count Stankar and marries Lina, the Count's daughter. When Lina is unfaithful to him and Stankar desires vengeance, Stiffelio intervenes, insisting that a Christian is bound to forgive, and accepts his wife's contrition.
General noteOpera in 3 acts.
General noteLibretto after the play Le pasteur by Emile Souvestre and Eugène Bourgeois.
General noteSynopsis and credits (6 p.) inserted in container.
CreditsStage lighting, Paul Pyant ; costume designer, Peter J. Hall ; set designer, Michael Yeargan ; executive producer, Revel Guest.
Performer Jose Carreras (Stiffelio) ; Catherine Malfitano (Lina) ; Gregory Yurisich (Stankar) ; Gwynne Howell (Jorg) ; Adele Paxton (Dorotea) ; Robin Leggate (Raffaele) ; Lynton Atkinson (Federico) ; The Royal Opera Chorus ; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Sir Edward Downes, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded live at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London, Feb. 2 and 6, 1993.
Technical detailsDVD video; Dolby digital.
LanguageSung in Italian with English subtitles.
Publisher numberOA R3103 D Opus Arte

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