Iolanthe / the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation presents ; a Stratford Festival of Canada production ; Brian MacDonald's production ; written by W.S. Gilbert ; composed by Arthur Sullivan.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoCanada : Distributed in Canada by Morningstar Entertainment and Cbc Home Video ; [Bethesda, Md] : Distributed in U.S. by Acorn Media, [1999]
Description1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 program sheet.
Subjects

Other author/creatorMacdonald, Brian, 1928-2014, director.
Other author/creatorGilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 librettist.
Other author/creatorForrester, Maureen performer.
Other author/creatorDonkin, Eric performer.
Other author/creatorBaron, Marie performer.
Other author/creatorMassel, Paul, performer.
Other author/creatorMegli, Katharina, performer.
Other author/creatorBeamish, Stephen, performer.
Other author/creatorCarriè€re, Berthold conductor.
Included WorkSullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Iolanthe.
Other author/creatorCanadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Other author/creatorMorningstar Entertainment Inc.
Other author/creatorAcorn Media (Firm)
Other author/creatorStratford Festival (Ont.)
Variant title Title on container: Gilbert & Sullivan : Iolanthe
Variant title Gilbert and Sullivan : Iolanthe
Contents Special features: Chapter indexing of songs -- Two CBS documentaries about the production -- Text alterations (original and revised for those songs which were updated for this production) -- Biographies of Gilbert & Sullivan -- Program notes, glossary and photographs of historic relevance -- Interactive menus -- Sketches of Our Town; Stratford, Ontario video.
Abstract When Phyllis falls in love with the shepherd Strephon, she doesn't know that he is the product of a marriage between a mortal and a fairy. So when she sees him embracing the apparently young and undeniably attractive Iolanthe, Phyllis naturally refuses to believe his assurances that the lady in question is actually his mother, and gets her own back by becoming engaged to not one but two peers of the realm. Whereupon Strephon does what any self-respecting shepherd lad would do under the circumstances: he goes into Parliament--with hilarious consequences.
General noteAdditional arrangements by Berthold Carriè€re.
General noteOriginally produced as a TV program by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 1984.
CreditsSet and costume design, Susan Benson ; lighting design, Harry Frehner ; direction and choreography, Brian MacDonald ; producer for the CBC, James Guthro.
Performer Maureen Forrester (Queen of the Fairies) ; Eric Donkin (the Lord Chancellor) ; Marie Baron (Phyllis) ; Paul Massel (Strephon) ; Katharina Megli (Iolanthe) ; Stephen Beamish (Earl of Mountararat) ; supporting soloists ; Stratford Festival ; Berthold Carrière, musical director.
Technical detailsDVD; Dolby digital.
Genre/formTelevised operas.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
ISBN1569383472
ISBN9781569383476
UPC 054961347292
Publisher numberAMP 3472 Acorn Media

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