Britten - Death In Venice - Tear/ Opie
Britten - Death In Venice - Tear/ Opie : short review
Perhaps it was Luchino Visconti's inspired cinematic version of Thomas Mann'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 - and equally three years prior to his death - 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'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.
Sweeney - The Complete Series 2
Classic British 70s cop show The Sweeney stars John Thaw as the legendary Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman as sidekick George Carter. This release features the complete thirteen episodes from the second series. Includes: Chalk And Cheese, Faces, Supersnout, Big Brother, Hit And Run, Trap, Golden Fleece, Poppy, Stay Lucky, Eh?, Trojan Bus, I Want The Man, Country Boy and Thou Shalt Not Kill.
Legends Of Western Swing Guitar
A compilation of western swing guitar legends playing a selection of tracks. Performers include: Eldon Shamblin, Billy Dozier, Bob Kiser, Jim Boyd, Cameron Hill, Benny Garcia, Tommy Morrell, Junior Barnard and others.
La Sylphide, which first appeared in the 1830's, was the world's first Romantic ballet. The story of James, a young Scottish farmer enchanted by a sylph, or tree fairy, on the eve of his wedding, combines reality and fantasy. The great Danish choreographer August Bournonville created a version of La Sylphide for the Royal Danish Ballet in 1836, and it remains his most famous and enduring ballet. The Royal Danish Ballet rightly regards its interpretations of the Bournonville classics as being in the purest and most faithfully maintained tradition. This production, recorded at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen in 1988, features Lis Jeppesen as La Sylphide. She is of the most famous interpreters of the role, which requires lyrical interpretation as well as superb technique. Sorella Englund is the interpreter of Madge, the witch and fortune-teller, whose rejection by James leads her to seek dreadful revenge on him, with tragic consequences.
Charlie Chaplin Collection - Vol. 2
Collection of four shorts, starring Charlie Chaplin. Includes: A Jitney Elopement (1915), Burlesque On Carmen (1915), A Night In the Show (1915) and His New Job (1915).
The Omega Program, originally launched four billion years ago, was designed to produce new races of living beings. The main result of this project was the creation of humans. There was, however, another by-product of the process, a deadly threat to human life. As time goes on it becomes clear that there will be violent opposition from this race, which could end in the destruction of the Earth. The one last hope for the Earth lies with the Delta Boy, the secret fail-safe of the Omega Program.
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