The merry widow, music by Franz Lehár ; book and lyrics by Victor Léon and Leo Stein ; dialogue by Wendy Wasserstein ; directed for TV by Gary Halvorson ; producers, Judy Flannery, John Walker ; stage director, Lotfi Mansouri ; a production of Thirteen/WNET, New York; KQED Public Television, San Francisco; San Francisco Opera; BBC Worldwide; and Opus Arte BV

Type

Label

The merry widow, music by Franz Lehár ; book and lyrics by Victor Léon and Leo Stein ; dialogue by Wendy Wasserstein ; directed for TV by Gary Halvorson ; producers, Judy Flannery, John Walker ; stage director, Lotfi Mansouri ; a production of Thirteen/WNET, New York; KQED Public Television, San Francisco; San Francisco Opera; BBC Worldwide; and Opus Arte BV

Note

From the comedy L'attaché ambassade by Henri MeilhacRecorded live on Dec. 8, 2001, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CalifBonus features: synopsis; cast gallery; and the short film Impressions, featuring cast members discussing the operettaProgram notes by Bronwen Roberts and Camille Crittenden in English, French and German (23 pages : col. ill.) inserted in container

Color

multicolored

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

resource.creditsNote

English translation of lyrics, Christopher Hassall ; executive producer, David Horn ; costume designer, Thierry Bosquet ; set designer, Michael Yeargan ; lighting designer, Jennifer Tipton ; choreographer, Lawrence Pech ; editors, Steve Prime, Noel Rogers ; additional lyrics by Ted and Deena Puffer

Dimensions

other

Edition

Widescreen ed.

resource.governingAccessNote

For private home use only

Medium for sound

videodisc

Participant note

Yvonne Kenny (Anna Glawari) ; Bo Skovhus (Count Danilo Danilovitch) ; Angelika Kirchschlager (Valencienne) ; Gregory Turay (Camille de Rosillon) ; Carlo Hartmann, Curtis Sullivan, Jonathan Boyd, Bob Amaral, Marnie Breckenridge, William Saetre, Jayne Taini, Peter Strummer, Collen McGrath, Elijah Chester, Janice Lynde, Matt Logan, Virginia Pluth, Claudia Siefer, Jim Croom, Cynthia Drayer, Ann Greene, Debra Rose, Jodi Allen, Juliann Rhodes, Nora Heiber, supporting soloists ; San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Erich Kunzel, conductor

Physical Description

1 videodisc [188 min.], sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

Sound on medium or separate

sound on medium

Specific Material Designation

videodisc

System control number

866526(Sirsi) o52951409

System details

DVD video; Dolby digital; stereo.; 5.1 surround; 16/9 anamorphic aspect ratio

Upc

809478000273