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Summary:
- Bonus features (all on disc 2): Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: interviews with Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Maria Zifchak and Carolyn Choa; Anthony Minghella talks about Madama Butterfly.
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Language Notes:
- Sung in Italian; subtitles in English, French, German and Spanish. Hosted portion in English.
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System Details:
- DVD; PCM stereo.; DTS surround; NTSC.
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Performers:
- Patricia Racette (Cio-Cio-San) ; Maria Zifchak (Suzuki) ; Marcello Giordani (B.F. Pinkerton) ; Dwayne Croft (Sharpless) ; Greg Fedderly (Goro) ; Keith Miller (Imperial Commissioner) ; Christian Jeong (The registrar) ; Dean Peterson (Cio-Cio San's uncle) ; David Won (Yamadori) ; Edyta Kulczak (Kate Pinkerton) ; supporting soloists ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet; Patrick Summers, conductor ; host, Renée Fleming.
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Production Credits:
- Director and choreographer, Carolyn Choa ; set designer, Michael Levine ; costume designer, Han Feng ; lighting designer, Peter Mumford ; puppetry, Blind Summit Theatre, Mark Down, Nick Barnes.
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General Notes:
- c.2 from the collection of David Simmons
Opera in 2 acts.
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on the play by David Belasco.
Broadcast live in HD transmission at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 7, 2009.
"A Metropolitan Opera high-definition production"--Container.
A co-production with English National Opera and the Lithuanian Opera.
Program notes and synopsis ([10] p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container.
Bonus features (all on disc 2): Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: interviews with Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Maria Zifchak and Carolyn Choa; Anthony Minghella talks about Madama Butterfly.
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Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
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Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical; surround; stereo
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Video Characteristics:
- NTSC
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Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video
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Call Numbers:
- MDVD 00892- 00893
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Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 886978066299
Publisher Number, Sony Classical: 88697 80662 9
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OCLC Numbers:
- 699495258