Mitridate, rè di Ponto : opera seria in three acts, K. 87 (74a) / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Vittorio Amadeo Cigna-Santi ; stage director, Günter Krämer ; video dirctor, Peter Schönhofer ; produced by Bernhard Fleischer ; 2006 Salzburg Festival ; a co-production with Musikfest Bremen ; a production of UNITEL and BFMI in co-production with 3sat and Classica in co-operation with Salzburg Festival.

Mozart's opera based on Racine's story about the King of Pontus, his betrothed second wife, and two sons from his first marriage who are both in love with their future stepmother.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Musiciens du Louvre (Performer) Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images (Firm) 3sat (Firm) Unitel Classica (Firm) Salzburger Festspiele Musikfest Bremen
Other Authors:	Krämer, Günter, 1940- (Director) Schönhofer, Peter (Director) Fleischer, Bernhard (Producer) Minkowski, Marc (Conductor) Cigna-Santi, Vittorio Amedeo (Librettist) Vinikour, Jory, 1963- Parini, Giuseppe, 1729-1799 Croft, Richard, 1959- (Singer) Or, Netta (Singer) Persson, Miah (Singer) Mehta, Bejun (Singer) Bohlin, Ingela, 1970- (Singer) Lee, Colin (Tenor) (Singer) Bertin, Pascal (Singer) Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 Racine, Jean, 1639-1699
Language:	Italian German English French Chinese Spanish
Language of the Original:	Italian
Language and/or Writing System:	Sung in Italian, with optional subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish or Chinese.
Published:	[Munich] : [London?] : Unitel ; Decca Music Group, [2006], ©2006.
Series:	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Operas. 2006. Festspieldokumente. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Mithridates > VI Eupator, > King of Pontus, > approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C. > Drama. Operas. Nonfiction films. Drama. Mithridates > VI Eupator, > King of Pontus, > approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C. Filmed performances.
Genre:	Drama. Operas. Nonfiction films. Filmed performances.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Conference Proceeding Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Mozart's opera based on Racine's story about the King of Pontus, his betrothed second wife, and two sons from his first marriage who are both in love with their future stepmother.
Note:	Salzburg version (music), by Mark Minkowski, Günter Krämer, and Jory Vinikour; libretto based on the drama Mithridate by Jean Racine; in the Italian translation by Giuseppe Parini. Program notes and synopsis in English, German, and French (24 pages) in container. Bonus: Making of Mozart 22; trailers. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CP5 D0076393 VideoDVD
Credits:	Choreography, Otto Pichler ; stage design, Jürgen Bäckmann ; costume design, Falk Bauer ; lighting design, Manfred Voss ; editor, Ivo Taschner.
System Details:	DVD; NTSC, Region 0 (worldwide); widescreen (16:9 enhanced), high definition presentation; DTS 5.1 or PCM stereo sound.
Participant or Performer:	Richard Croft (Mitridate) ; Netta Or (Aspasia) ; Miah Persson (Sifare) ; Bejun Mehta (Farnace) ; Ingela Bohlin (Ismene) ; Colin Lee (Marzio) ; Pascal Bertin (Arbate) ; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble ; Marc Minkowski, conductor.
Event Details:	Recorded in performance at the Residenzhof, Salzburg, August 21-28, 2006.