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DVD : Britten - Peter Grimes - Britten [1969]
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Britten - Peter Grimes - Britten [1969] starring: Owen Brannigan, Heather Harper, Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, Elizabeth Bainbridge directed by: Brian Large List Price: £19.99 Childrens Toy Shop Price: £13.98 You Save: £6.01 (30%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Exempt Binding: DVD EAN: 0044007432617 Format: AC-3, Classical, Colour, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Full Screen, PAL, Subtitled Label: Universal Classics & Jazz Manufacturer: Universal Classics & Jazz Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Classics & Jazz Release Date: June 09, 2008 Running Time: 142 minutes Studio: Universal Classics & Jazz Theatrical Release Date: 1969 Sales Rank: 14846 MPN: 001147709 Related Items:
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 Rating: - Classic English opera everyone should seeThis is a 1969 studio recording directed by Joan Cross, who created Ellen Orford in the original stage production in 1945. It is in remarkably good sound and colour picture quality and has transferred well to DVD. The opera is staged well in limited studio facilities, in simple but effective sets (which only occasionally appear a little cardboardy!). Peter Pears here recreates his central performance of the lead role - it's a great shame he didn't commit this earlier in his career. Whilst it is great to have a visual record of him, he lacks the power and brute force for the role which we are more accustomed to seeing in modern productions. He looks a highly improbably fisherman - described in the opening scene as "callous, brutal and coarse" ... Read More: |
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