Gilbert & Sullivan's The gondoliers, or The king of Barataria / [music by Arthur Sullivan ; words by W.S. Gilbert] ; directed by Dave Heather ; production by Peter Wood ; producer, Judith De Paul ; a George Walker presentation ; a Parsons & Whittemore production ; made by Brent Walker Film Productions.

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Set in Italy, this comic opera is a tale of temporarily thwarted love, disguises, confusion and jealousy.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Ambrosian Opera Chorus (Performer)
London Symphony Orchestra (Performer)
Parsons & Whittemore Lyddon Limited
Brent Walker Film Productions
Goldcrest Films International
Acorn Media (Firm)
Other Authors: Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 (Librettist)
Heather, Dave, 1941-2005 (Director)
Wood, Peter, 1925-2016 (Producer)
De Paul, Judith (Producer)
Walker, George (Producer)
Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr., 1909-2000 (Host)
Michell, Keith (Singer)
Shilling, Eric (Singer)
Egerton, Francis, 1930- (Singer)
McDonnell, Tom, 1940- (Singer)
Christie, Nan (Singer)
Kimm, Fiona (Singer)
Collins, Anne, 1943-2009 (Singer)
Dugdale, Sandra (Singer)
Faris, Alexander (Conductor)
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900
Language:English
Published: Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, [2002]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Gondoliers > Drama.
Kings and rulers > Drama.
Love > Drama.
Musical films.
Music > Performance > Feature.
Feature films.
Operas.
Television adaptations.
Drama.
Gondoliers.
Kings and rulers.
Love.
Genre:
Drama.
Musical films.
Music
Feature films.
Operas.
Television adaptations.
Performance
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Gilbert and Sullivan's The gondoliers.
Gondoliers.
King of Barataria.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Set in Italy, this comic opera is a tale of temporarily thwarted love, disguises, confusion and jealousy.
Note:"From the popular series seen on PBS and the BBC"--Container.
Originally produced by Parsons & Whittemore Lyddon Limited in 1982.
Libretto in English ([25] pages) in container.
Features: an introduction to the opera by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Gilbert & Sullivan profile, song index.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ2 D0019389 VideoDVD
ISBN:1569385343
9781569385340
Credits:Production designer, Allan Cameron ; lighting designer, Paul Beeson ; choreographer, Terry Gilbert ; videotape editor, Barry Stevens.
System Details:DVD; Dolby Digital Stereo sound.
Participant or Performer:
Presenter, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Keith Michell (Don Alhambra) ; Eric Shilling (Duke of Plaza-Toro) ; Francis Egerton (Marco) ; Tom McDonnell (Giuseppe) ; Nan Christie (Gianetta) ; Fiona Kimm (Tessa) ; Anne Collins (The Duchess) ; Sandra Dugdale (Casilda) ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Alexander Faris, conductor.