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 | West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2001], ©1993. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter guide ([2] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Subjects |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Stiffelio. |
| Included Work | Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 librettist. |
| Included Work | Souvestre, Émile, 1806-1854. Pasteur. |
| Included Work | Bourgeois, Eugène. |
| Included Work | Moshinsky, Elijah director. |
| Included Work | Pleydell-Bouverie, Jane producer. |
| Included Work | Large, Brian director. |
| Included Work | Carreras, José performer. |
| Included Work | Malfitano, Catherine performer. |
| Included Work | Yurisich, Gregory performer. |
| Included Work | Howell, Gwynne performer. |
| Included Work | Paxton, Adèle, performer. |
| Included Work | Leggate, Robin performer. |
| Included Work | Atkinson, Lynton performer. |
| Included Work | Downes, Edward conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England) performer. |
| Other author/creator | Covent Garden Pioneer. |
| Other author/creator | British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. |
| Other author/creator | Kultur 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 note | Little-3051310595740 |
| General note | Opera in 3 acts. |
| General note | Libretto after the play Le pasteur by Emile Souvestre and Eugène Bourgeois. |
| General note | Originally produced in 1993. |
| Credits | Stage 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 details | DVD video; Dolby digital. |
| Language | Sung in Italian with English subtitles. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| ISBN | 0769714978 |
| ISBN | 9780769714974 |
| UPC | 032031149793 |
| Publisher number | D1497 Kultur |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | DVD-944 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |