Les Huguenots /

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Dame Joan Sutherland's farewell performance to the operatic stage, this production captures the horror and tragedy of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, as well as the splendor and romance of 16th century France.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra (Instrumentalist), Australian Opera. Chorus (Performer), Kultur International Films
Other Authors:	Austin, Anson (Singer), Bonynge, Richard (Conductor), Grant, Clifford (Singer), Johnston, Suzanne, 1958- (Singer), Pringle, John (Singer), Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861 (Librettist), Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010 (Singer), Thane, Amanda, 1960- (Singer), Wegner, John (Singer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	French English
Published:	West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [200-?], ©1990.
Subjects:	Marguerite, > Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, > 1553-1615 > Drama. Marguerite, > Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, > 1553-1615. 1562-1598 Operas. Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572 > Drama. France > History > Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598 > Drama. France. Drama. Feature films. Filmed performances. History.

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Summary:	Dame Joan Sutherland's farewell performance to the operatic stage, this production captures the horror and tragedy of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, as well as the splendor and romance of 16th century France.
Item Description:	"Co-produced by the Australian Opera and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in association with Reiner Moritz Associates Ltd. and British Satellite Broadcasting"--Container. Opera in 5 acts.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital.
Production Credits:	Choreographer, Lois Strike; set designer, John Stoddart; costume designer, Michael Stennett; lighting designer, Derek Coutts, lighting director, David Arthur; vision control, Wayne Chee, Gregory Black; videotape editor, Andrew McLean; sound supervisor, Allan Maclean.
ISBN:	0769700292 9780769700298