The perfect American : an opera
(DVD)
Contributors
Glass, Philip composer.
Wurlitzer, Rudolph, librettist.
Davies, Dennis Russell conductor.
McDermott, Phelim, stage director.
Darvas, János, television director.
Wurlitzer, Rudolph, librettist.
Davies, Dennis Russell conductor.
McDermott, Phelim, stage director.
Darvas, János, television director.
Published
London : Opus Arte, [2013].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Status
Oliver La Farge - Media
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Published
London : Opus Arte, [2013].
Language
English
UPC
809478011170
Notes
General Note
World premiere co-production of the Teatro Real, Madrid and English National Opera, London.
General Note
Program notes and synopsis in English, French and German (23 pages : portraits ; 18 cm.) inserted in container.
General Note
Extra feature: cast gallery.
Creation/Production Credits
Stage director, Phelim McDermott ; TV director, János Darvas ; sets and costumes, Dan Potra ; lighting design, Jon Clark ; choreography, Ben Wright.
Participants/Performers
Christopher Purves (Walt Disney) ; David Pittsinger (Roy Disney) ; Donald Kaasch (Dantine) ; Janis Kelly (Hazel George) ; Marie McLaughlin (Lillian Disney) ; Sarah Tynan (Sharon) ; Nazan Fikret (Diane) ; Rosie Lomas (Lucy/Josh) ; Zachary James (Abraham Lincoln/A funerary worker) ; John Easterlin (Andy Warhol) ; Juan Noval-Moro (Chuck/A doctor) ; Beatriz de Gálvez (A secretary) ; Noelia Buñuel (Nurse) ; Coro y Orquesta del Teatro Real (Coro Intermezzo, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid) ; Andrés Máspero, chorus master ; the Improbable Skills Ensemble ; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Recorded at the Teatro Real, Madrid, January 2013.
Description
The last days of the American icon Walt Disney form a powerful and poignant subject for Philip Glass's latest opera.
System Details
DVD-9; audio formats: LPCM 2.0, dts digital surround; picture format: 16:9 anamorphic; NTSC; double layer disc; all regions.
Language
Sung in English; subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Korean.
Subjects
Other Subjects