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 InfoWest Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2001], ©1993.
Description1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter guide ([2] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Subjects

Included WorkVerdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Stiffelio.
Included WorkPiave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 librettist.
Included WorkSouvestre, Émile, 1806-1854. Pasteur.
Included WorkBourgeois, Eugène.
Included WorkMoshinsky, Elijah director.
Included WorkPleydell-Bouverie, Jane producer.
Included WorkLarge, Brian director.
Included WorkCarreras, José performer.
Included WorkMalfitano, Catherine performer.
Included WorkYurisich, Gregory performer.
Included WorkHowell, Gwynne performer.
Included WorkPaxton, Adèle, performer.
Included WorkLeggate, Robin performer.
Included WorkAtkinson, Lynton performer.
Included WorkDownes, Edward conductor.
Other author/creatorRoyal Opera House (London, England) performer.
Other author/creatorCovent Garden Pioneer.
Other author/creatorBritish Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Other author/creatorKultur International Films.
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.
Local noteLittle-3051310595740
General noteOpera in 3 acts.
General noteLibretto after the play Le pasteur by Emile Souvestre and Eugène Bourgeois.
General noteOriginally produced in 1993.
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.
Technical detailsDVD video; Dolby digital.
LanguageSung in Italian with English subtitles.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
ISBN0769714978
ISBN9780769714974
UPC 032031149793
Publisher numberD1497 Kultur

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