Death in Venice : opera in two acts (1973)

The Resource Death in Venice : opera in two acts (1973)
Label
Death in Venice : opera in two acts (1973)
Title remainder
opera in two acts (1973)
Statement of responsibility
Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Myfanwy Piper ; based on Tod in Venedig by Thomas Mann ; a co-production by the Teatro Real and François Roussillon et Associés with the participation of France Télévisions and NHK ; Willy Decker, stage director ; François Roussillon, film director
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • ger
  • jpn
  • kor
  • eng
Summary
"Adapted from Thomas Mann's 1912 novella, Death in Venice was Benjamin' Britten's last opera, the composer insisting on its completion while delaying badly needed heart surgery. The starkly simple narrative of a famous but failing novelist traveling to Venice to seek inspiration only to find unhealthy infatuation and deadly cholera, is given a chamber-like precision and clarity through Britten's score, becoming a haunting drama filled with musical symbols, disquieting mystery and richly evocative atmospheres of Venice and its strange characters"--Container
Cataloging source
TDF
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Wolfgang Gussmann, set designer ; Wolfgang Gussmann and Susana Mendoza, costume designers ; Hans Toelstede, lighting designer ; Athol Farmer, choreography
Date of event
2014 December 17, 19
Language note
Sung in English; with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Korean and Japanese
LC call number
M1500
Other event information
Filmed
PerformerNote
John Daszak (Gustav von Aschenbach) ; Leigh Melrose ; Tomasz Borczyk ; supporting cast ; Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra ; Alejo Pérez, conductor
Place of event
Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain
Runtime
152
Technique
live action
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