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Title:
Death in Venice = Tod in Venedig
Author:
Britten, Benjamin , 1913-1976
Publication Information:
Germany : Art Haus Musik, 2001.
Physical Description:
1 video disc (138 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Durations: 138 min.

The Glyndebourne Touring Opera.

An Opera in two acts.

Libretto by Myfanwy Piper, based on the short story by Thomas Mann.
Abstract:
Perhaps it was Luchino Visconti{u2019}s inspired cinematic version of Thomas Mann{u2019}s stories which finally prompted the most distinguished English composer of the 20th century to adapt Death In Venice for the musical stage too. Indeed, it appears to be something which he had been considering for several years. Three years after the premiere of the film {u2013} and equally three years prior to his death {u2013} Britten succeeded with his last music drama in making a connection between opera and dance which was as innovative as it was unconventional, but which was also an outstanding success in every way. The accompanying production by the Glyndebourne Touring Opera, here for the first time on DVD, dates back to October 1989. The world{u2019}s press praised the quality of the production (Stephen Lawless) and its choreography (Martha Clarke) as it did the exceptional performances by the musicians and vocalists, in particular Robert Tear as Gustav von Aschenbach.
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