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.
Uniform Title: | Festspieldokumente.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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Language: | Italian German English French Chinese Spanish |
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Italian |
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Sung in Italian, with optional subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish or Chinese. |
Published: |
[Munich] : [London?] :
Unitel ; Decca Music Group,
[2006], ©2006.
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Series: | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Operas. 2006.
Festspieldokumente. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: | Conference Proceeding Video DVD |
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. |
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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. |