Orphée et Eurydice

Orphée et Eurydice

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Following the death of his beloved wife, Eurydice, Orphée is given permission to descend into Hades to rescue her. He is warned that, if successful, he must not look at her until he has crossed to the world of the living

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	CBC Symphony Orchestra (Performer), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Video Artists International
Other Authors:	Alarie, Pierrette (Performer), Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795 (Librettist), Gagnier, Claire, 1924- (Performer), Mercure, Pierre, 1927-1966, Moline, M (Pierre Louis), approximately 1740-1821, Mueller, Otto-Werner (Conductor), Simoneau, Léopold (Performer)
Format:	Unknown
Language:	French German English Italian
Published:	Pleasantville, NY : VAI, 2008
Subjects:	Eurydice > (Greek mythological character) > Drama Orpheus > (Greek mythological character) > Drama Eurydice > (Greek mythological character) Orpheus > (Greek mythological character) Operas Drama Feature films Fiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Description
Summary:	Following the death of his beloved wife, Eurydice, Orphée is given permission to descend into Hades to rescue her. He is warned that, if successful, he must not look at her until he has crossed to the world of the living
Item Description:	DVD; soundtrack in mono; aspect ratio 4:3; all regions Originally recorded for television in 1961 This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Audience:	Not rated
Production Credits:	Directed and produced by Pierre Mercure