  Dvorak - The Devil & Kate / Wexford Festival Opera (2009) (Dvd)Dvorak - The Devil & Kate / Wexford Festival Opera (2009) (Dvd)
UPC Number: 032031444393
Actors: Anne-Marie Owens, Joseph Evans
Directors: Francesca Zambello
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Language: English
Region: Region 1
Number of discs: 1
Studio: KULTUR VIDEO
Release date: April 28, 2009
Run time: 110 minutes
Product Description
Wexford Festival OperaMusic: Anton?n Dvo ?kLibretto: Adolf WenigDirector: Francesca ZambelloDesigner: Neil Peter JampolisLighting: Paul PyantChoreography: Terry John BatesDirected For Video By David BucktonKate: Anne-Marie OwensJirka: Joseph EvansMarbuel: Peter LightfootPrincess: Kristine CiesinskiLucifer: Marko PutkonenKate's Mother: Joan DaviesHell Gatekeeper: Phillip Guy-BromleyChambermaid: Kathleen TynanThe Marshall: Alan FairsHell Guard: Geoffrey DavidsonMusician: Michael ForestSolo Dancer: Julie WongChildren: Gavin Clare, Rossa DunphyWexford Festival ChorusRadio Telef?s ?ireann Symphony OrchestraConductor: Albert RosenThe Devil and Kate was written in 1899, soon after Dvor?k returned from America where he had composed his great symphony From The New World . Although known primarily for his symphonic works, Dvor?k's first real love was always opera. As with all his work, The Devil and Kate is rooted in the folk stories and music of his native Bohemia. It is a people' s opera rather than a court opera, its brilliance lying in the successful integration of simple folk rhythms with sophisticated orchestral structures without compromising either, and conveying a racy irreverence for people who put on airs.The Devil and Kate tells the story of a Bohemian girl who loves to dance and dances with the devil. An evil princess, the devil disguised as a handsome gamekeeper and a brave shepherd who volunteers to rescue Kate, are the protagonists in comic adventures which take them, literally, to Hell and back!
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