Notes: | The 1st work is an opera in 1 act; the 2nd work is an opera in 3 scenes. Title from disc. Librettos by Giovacchino Forzano (Gianni Schicchi) and Sergei Rachmaninov (The miserly knight). "A BBC/NHK/Glyndebourne co-production"--Container. Program notes in English (25 p. : col. ill.) inserted in container. Extra features: cast galleries, illustrated synopses, interviews. Director, Annabel Arden ; set designer, Vicki Mortimer ; costume designer, Nicky Gillibrand ; lighting designer, Paule Constable. In Gianni Schicchi: Alessandro Corbelli (Gianni Schicchi), Felicity Palmer (Zita), Marie McLaughlin (La Ciesca), Massimo Giordano (Rinuccio), Sally Matthews (Lauretta) ; supporting soloists ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Vladimir Jurowski, conductor. In The miserly knight: Richard Berkeley-Steele (Albert) ; Maxim Mikhailov (Servant) ; Viacheslav Voynarovskiy (Moneylender) ; Albert Shagidullin (The Duke) ; Sergei Leiferkus (The Baron) ; Matilda Leyser (Aerialist) ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Vladimir Jurowski, conductor. Recorded in performance July 11, 2004, Glyndebourne Opera House. Blu-ray Disc (requires a Blu-ray player); all regions; 1080i high definition; aspect ratio 16:9; soundtracks in PCM 2.0 and 5.1 (stereo., surround sound). Sung in Italian (Gianni Schicchi) and Russian (The miserly knight), with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish or Italian.
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