| Other author/creator | Haffner, C. (Carl), 1804-1876, librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Genée, Richard, 1823-1895, librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Mortimer, John, 1923-2009, translator. |
| Other author/creator | Cox, John, 1935 March 12- director, production personnel. |
| Other author/creator | Vernon, John, 1927- producer. |
| Other author/creator | Burton, Humphrey, 1931-2025, director. |
| Other author/creator | Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908, bibliographic antecedent. |
| Other author/creator | Benedix, Roderich, 1811-1873, bibliographic antecedent. |
| Other author/creator | Howarth, Judith, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Gustafson, Nancy, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Bottone, Bonaventura, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Otey, Louis, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Dobson, John, 1930- singer. |
| Other author/creator | Michaels-Moore, Anthony, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Garrett, Eric, 1931-2009, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Kowalski, Jochen, 1954- singer. |
| Other author/creator | Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Pavarotti, Luciano, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Horne, Marilyn, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bonynge, Richard, conductor. |
| Included Work | Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Fledermaus. English. |
| Included Work | Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Réveillon. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England), performer, producer. |
| Other author/creator | British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, producer. |
| Other author/creator | RM Arts (Firm), producer. |
| Other author/creator | Reiner Moritz Associates, publisher. |
| Other author/creator | Image Entertainment (Firm), distributor. |
| Series | Al Jones collection Al Jones collection. |
| Partial contents |
Added to party scene: Donner und Blitzen polka / [Strauss] ; Derek Deane, choreography ([Dancers of the Royal Ballet]) -- Rataplan chorus : from La fille du regiment / Donizetti (Royal Opera) -- É la solita storia : from L'Arlesiana / Cilea (Pavarotti) -- Serbami ognor si fido il cor : from Semiramide / Rossini (Sutherland, Horne) -- Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix : from Samson et Dalila / Saint-Saëns (Horne) -- Parigi, o caro, noi lasceremo : from La traviata / Verdi (Pavarotti, Sutherland) -- Home sweet home / Henry Bishop (Sutherland) -- Frühlingstimmenwalzer [i.e. Frühlingsstimmenwalzer / [Strauss] ; Frederick Ashton, choreography (Viviana Durante, Stuart Cassidy, dancers). |
| Abstract |
Baron von Eisenstein is supposed to go to jail for eight days for a minor offense, but decides to attend a ball first. When the governor of the jail comes to take him away he finds the Baroness entertaining a former suitor. To avoid difficulty, she persuades the suitor to pose as her husband and go to jail for a night but when she goes to the ball alone she faces other complications. |
| General note | Based on Le Réveillon by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after Roderich Benedix' Das Gefängnis. |
| General note | Features Dame Joan Sutherland's farewell to the Royal Opera House, with guest appearances by Luciano Pavarotti and Marilyn Horne. |
| Credits | Choreographers, Derek Deane, Frederick Ashton ; camera supervisor, Nick Jordan ; editor, Steve Eveleigh. |
| Performer |
Judith Howarth (Adele) ; Nancy Gustafson (Rosalinde) ; Bonaventura Bottone (Alfredo) ; Louis Otey (Gabriel von Eisenstein) ; John Dobson (Dr. Blind) ; Anthony Michaels-Moore (Dr. Falke) ; Eric Garrett (Colonel Frank) ; Jochen Kowalski (Prince Orlofsky) ; Royal Opera Chorus ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Richard Bonynge, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. |
| Technical details | DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo. |
| Language | Sung in English with optional subtitles. |
| Genre/form | Operas. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| UPC |
014381579727 |
| Publisher number | ID5797RMDVD Image Entertainment |
| Publisher number | ID5797RADVD Image Entertainment |
| Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |