The Maid of Orleans : the Bolshoi Opera
Boris Pokrovsky's Bolshoi staging of "The maid of Orleans", played out against magnificent sets by Valery Levental, potently mixes realism and symbolism in this famous story of Joan of Arc. It is set against a background of France's struggle to avoid defeat at the hands of the in...
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| Language: | Russian English French German Italian Portuguese Spanish Japanese |
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West Long Branch, NJ :
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| Summary: | Boris Pokrovsky's Bolshoi staging of "The maid of Orleans", played out against magnificent sets by Valery Levental, potently mixes realism and symbolism in this famous story of Joan of Arc. It is set against a background of France's struggle to avoid defeat at the hands of the invading English army. Tchaikovsky's beautiful score contains music of great delicacy and transparency, particularly in the orchestral introductions and transitions between vocal numbers |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD; full screen presentation; region 1 |
| Audience: | Not rated |
| Production Credits: | Producer, Boris Pokrovsky ; audio director, John Middleton |
| ISBN: | 0769780105 9780769780108 |