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The art of singing : golden voices of the century = L'art du chant : les plus belles voix du vingtième sic̀le = El arte del canto : grandes voces del siglo / a BBC/IMG Artists/Idéale Audience/La Sept ARTE/IMALYRE-VTCOM France Télécom co-production in association with NVC Arts ; [director, Donald Sturrock] ; home video adaptation by Peter R. Smith ; producers, Mark Pickering, Peter R. Smith.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[United States] : Warner Music Vision, [2002], ℗1996.
Description1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Operas--Excerpts.
Singers--20th century.
Opera in motion pictures.
Other author/creatorBrowning, Kirk, 1921-2008 interviewee.
Other author/creatorChapin, Schuyler interviewee.
Other author/creatorHampson, Thomas, interviewee.
Other author/creatorSturrock, Donald director.
Other author/creatorPickering, Mark, producer.
Other author/creatorSmith, Peter R., producer, adapter.
Other author/creatorWarner Music Vision (Firm)
Parallel title Art du chant
Parallel title Arte del canto
Portion of title Golden voices of the century
Portion of title Plus belles voix du vingtième sic̀le
Portion of title Grandes voces del siglo
Contents Enrico Caruso (3:52) -- Giovanni Martinelli (3:41) -- Beniamino Gigli (2:24) -- Tito Schipa (3:16) -- Giuseppe de Luca (13:03) -- Luisa Tetrazzini (1:16) -- Conchita Supervia (2:52) -- Rosa Ponselle (6:02) -- Richard Tauber (3:26) -- Fyodor Chaliapin (2:41) -- Kirsten Flagstad (3:15) -- Lawrence Tibbett (2:05) -- Risë Stevens (2:51) -- Lauritz Melchior (1:27) -- Ezio Pinza (3:17) -- Jussi Björling, Renata Tebaldi (14:08) -- Victoria de los Angeles (2:04) -- Joan Sutherland (2:32) -- Leontyne Price (5:41) -- Boris Christoff (14:28) -- Magda Olivero (4:53) -- Fritz Wunderlich (4:27) -- Jon Vickers (5:20) -- Franco Corelli (2:52) -- Giuseppe di Stefano (3:41) -- Maria Callas (10:40).
Abstract Opera stars of the early 20th century are presented in film clips and other rare footage.
General noteDocumentary, based on book by Donald Sturrock.
General noteParallel titles from container.
CreditsNarrator, Penny Gore ; editor, Clare Palmer.
Performer Kirk Browning, Schuyler Chapin, Thomas Hampson, Magda Olivero, Nicola Rescigno, Risë Stevens, Jon Vickers.
Audience MPAA rating: Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD video; regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Dolby digital 2.0 mono. audio.
LanguageNarration in English or French; dialogue in English or Italian; singing principally in Italian, French, German, or English; subtitles in English, French, Spanish, or Japanese.
Genre/formDocumentary films.
Genre/formMusic videos.
UPC 706301589823
Publisher numberN0630-15898-2 Warner Music Vision

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