Capriccio : a conversation piece for music in one act / by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Clemens Krauss and Richard Strauss ; a co-production by Opéra National de Paris, François Roussillon et Associés, TDK with the participation of France 3 ; produced by Toni Hajal ; directed by François Roussillon.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | Ratingen, Germany : TDK, ©2005. |
| Description | 2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 user guide (9 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm) |
| Subjects |
| Included Work | Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Capriccio. |
| Included Work | Krauss, Clemens, 1893-1954 librettist. |
| Included Work | Fleming, Renée performer. |
| Included Work | Henschel, Dietrich, 1967- performer. |
| Included Work | Trost, Rainer performer. |
| Included Work | Finley, Gerald, 1960- performer. |
| Included Work | Hawlata, Franz performer. |
| Included Work | Otter, Anne Sofie von performer. |
| Included Work | Tear, Robert performer. |
| Included Work | Schirmer, Ulf, 1959- conductor. |
| Included Work | Roussillon, François director. |
| Included Work | Hajal, Toni, producer. |
| Included Work | Carsen, Robert director. |
| Included Work | Gall, Hugues, production personnel. |
| Other author/creator | Opéra national de Paris. |
| Other author/creator | Opéra de Paris. |
| Other author/creator | TDK Mediactive (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Société nationale de programme France-Régions. |
| Other author/creator | Centre national de la cinématographie (France) |
| Abstract | Two rival suitors, one a poet, the other a composer, vie for the love of a beautiful woman who must decide which one she loves. |
| General note | Program notes by Robert Carsen in English, German and French inserted in container. |
| Credits | Stage director, Robert Carsen ; sets, Michael Levine ; costumes, Anthony Powell ; choreography, Jean-Guillaume Bart ; dramatury, Ian Burton ; manager: Hugues R. Gall. |
| Performer | Renée Fleming (Countess) ; Dietrich Henschel (Count) ; Rainer Trost (Flamand) ; Gerald Finley (Olivier) ; Franz Hawlata (La Roche) ; Anne Sofie von Otter (Clairon) ; Robert Tear (Monsieur Taupe) ; Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris ; Ulf Schirmer, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded at the Opéra National de Paris / Palais Garnier, July 2004. |
| Technical details | DVD 9, DVD 5 ; sound format: DD 5.0, DTS 5.0, LPCM stereo ; picture format: 16.9 anamorphic NTSC. |
| Language | Sung in German with optional subtitles in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. |
| Genre/form | Televised operas. |
| UPC | 824121001506 |
| Publisher number | DVWW-OPCAPR TDK |