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Dido and Aeneas

Title
Dido and Aeneas [videorecording] / Rhombus Media ; produced in association with Channel 4, Bravo, RTP, ZDF, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and NCRV ; directed by Barbara Willis Sweete ; conceived and choreographed by Mark Morris ; music by Henry Purcell.
Publication
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films [distributors], c1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Morris, Mark, 1956-
  • Resto, Guillermo
  • Davidson, Ruth
  • Murray, Rachel
  • Fehlandt, Tina
  • Wagner, William
  • Patterson, Kraig
  • Bowie, Joe (Dancer)
  • Boyd, Charlton
  • Moore, Marianne (Dancer)
  • Omura, June
  • Williams, Megan
  • Radwan-Dana, Mireille
  • Lane, Jennifer
  • Braun, Russell
  • Monoyios, Ann, 1949-
  • Saunders, Shari
  • Hall, Meredith
  • Butterfield, Benjamin
  • Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
  • Wihak, Marian
  • Muir, Linda
  • Van Loon, Christine
  • Chybowski, Michael
  • Bordo, Robert, 1949-
  • Ingalls, James F.
  • Lamon, Jeanne
  • Sweete, Barbara Willis
  • Iron, Daniel
  • Fichman, Niv
  • Mark Morris Dance Group
  • Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
  • Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
  • Rhombus Media (Firm)
  • Channel Four (Great Britain)
  • Bravo (Cable television station)
  • Radiotelevisão Portuguesa
  • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Telefilm Canada
  • Ontario Film Development Corporation
  • Bullfrog Films, inc
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Film adaptation of a Baroque opera staged with dancers depicting the action and singers at the side of the stage.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
Note
  • Letterbox format; subtitles.
Credits (note)
  • Produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada and the Ontario Film Development Corporation ; producer, Daniel Iron ; associate producer, Sheena Macdonald ; executive producer, Niv Fichman ; director of photography, Milan Podsedly ; production designer, Marian Wihak ; costumes, Linda Muir (singers) and Christine van Loon (dancers) ; lighting, Michael Chybowski ; original stage design, Robert Bordo ; original lighting design, James F. Ingalls.
Contents
Act I, the palace -- Act II, the cave ; the grove ; the hunting party -- Act III, the ships ; the palace.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2493
ISBN
156029650X
OCLC
  • 36218368
  • NYPY97-F83
Title
Dido and Aeneas [videorecording] / Rhombus Media ; produced in association with Channel 4, Bravo, RTP, ZDF, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and NCRV ; directed by Barbara Willis Sweete ; conceived and choreographed by Mark Morris ; music by Henry Purcell.
Imprint
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films [distributors], c1995.
Country of Producing Entity
Canada.
Performer
Danced by the Mark Morris Dance Group: Mark Morris (Dido/the sorceress) ; Guillermo Resto (Aeneas) ; Ruth Davidson (Belinda) ; Rachel Murray (second woman) ; Tina Fehlandt (first witch) ; William Wagner (second witch) ; Kraig Patterson (the sailor) ; with Joe Bowie, Charlton Boyd, Ruth Davidson, Tina Fehlandt, Marianne Moore, Rachel Murray, June Omura, Kraig Patterson, William Wagner, Megan Williams, Mireille Radwan-Dana (courtiers/witches/spirits/sailors/conscience).
Singers: Jennifer Lane (Dido/the sorceress) ; Ann Monoyios (Belinda) ; Russell Braun (Aeneas) ; Shari Saunders (first witch/second woman) ; Meredith Hall (second witch/spirit) ; Benjamin Butterfield (sailor) ; and the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, directed by Ivars Taurins.
Music played by the Tafelmusik Orchestra, directed by Jeanne Lamon.
Credits
Produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada and the Ontario Film Development Corporation ; producer, Daniel Iron ; associate producer, Sheena Macdonald ; executive producer, Niv Fichman ; director of photography, Milan Podsedly ; production designer, Marian Wihak ; costumes, Linda Muir (singers) and Christine van Loon (dancers) ; lighting, Michael Chybowski ; original stage design, Robert Bordo ; original lighting design, James F. Ingalls.
Added Author
Morris, Mark, 1956- choreographer, dancer.
Resto, Guillermo, dancer.
Davidson, Ruth, dancer.
Murray, Rachel, dancer.
Fehlandt, Tina, dancer.
Wagner, William, dancer.
Patterson, Kraig, dancer.
Bowie, Joe (Dancer)
Boyd, Charlton, dancer.
Moore, Marianne (Dancer)
Omura, June, dancer.
Williams, Megan, dancer.
Radwan-Dana, Mireille, dancer.
Lane, Jennifer. Singer
Braun, Russell. Singer
Monoyios, Ann, 1949- Singer
Saunders, Shari. Singer
Hall, Meredith. Singer
Butterfield, Benjamin. Singer
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Composer
Wihak, Marian. Designer
Muir, Linda. Costume designer
Van Loon, Christine. Costume designer
Chybowski, Michael, lighting designer.
Bordo, Robert, 1949- Designer
Ingalls, James F., lighting designer.
Lamon, Jeanne. Conductor
Sweete, Barbara Willis. Director
Iron, Daniel. Producer
Fichman, Niv. Producer
Mark Morris Dance Group.
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir.
Rhombus Media (Firm)
Channel Four (Great Britain)
Bravo (Cable television station)
Radiotelevisão Portuguesa.
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Telefilm Canada.
Ontario Film Development Corporation.
Bullfrog Films, inc.
DHCA.
Morris, Mark, 1956- Dido and Aeneas.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2493
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