Peter and the wolf : a Prokofiev fantasy /

Peter and the wolf : a Prokofiev fantasy /

Visualization of Prokofiev's musical tale with human actors and "Splitting Image" puppetry; also incorporates the Classical symphony, Overture on Hebrew themes and March in B flat. Narration provided by Sting (in English) and Roberto Benigni (in Italian), with puppets in Sting and Ben...

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Main Author: Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Instrumentalist), Deutsche Grammophon (Firm), Ferrara Musica, Théâtre de Complicité (Theatre company) (Performer)
Other Authors: Sting (Musician) (Narrator), Abbado, Claudio (Conductor), Benigni, Roberto (Narrator), Feagins, Henry (Actor), Hudd, Roy (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Italian
German
French
Spanish
Chinese
Published: Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [2007]
℗2007
Subjects:
Boys > Juvenile films.
Children's films.
Children's stories.
Film adaptations.
Monologues with music (Orchestra)
Orchestral music.
Puppets.
Wolves > Juvenile films.
Boys.
Wolves.
Dance films.
Juvenile works.
Musical films.
Puppet films.
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Summary:Visualization of Prokofiev's musical tale with human actors and "Splitting Image" puppetry; also incorporates the Classical symphony, Overture on Hebrew themes and March in B flat. Narration provided by Sting (in English) and Roberto Benigni (in Italian), with puppets in Sting and Benigni's likenesses.
Item Description:"Devised...in collaboration with Ferrara Musica"--Booklet, page [1],
4:3 aspect ratio.
Booklet includes commentary by Christopher Swann in English, French, German, and Italian.
Originally released on videocassette in 1993.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (18 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 0; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, PCM stereo.
Production Credits:Choreography, Jenny Weston ; art direction, Jo Graysmark ; costume designer, Caroline Pitcher ; director of photography, Rob Kitzmann ; editor, Colin Green ; Directed by Christopher Swann, Roger Law and Steve Bendelack ; produced by Joanna Beresford, Frances Peters ; devised by Claudio Abbado, Christopher Swann, Roger Law, and The Spitting Image Workshop (in collaboration with Ferrara Musica).

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