1 videodisc (58 + 59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in polychrome digital optical mixed LPCM NTSC video file DVD video
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: NR
Other Title:
Conversations with Julie Taymor
Notes:
Opera-oratorio in two acts Music by Igor Stravinsky ; libretto after Sophocles by Jean Cocteau, Latin translation by Jean Daniélou, Japanese translation of the Speaker's part, Kazuko Matsuoka Originally released in 1992 Includes bonus material: Conversations with Julie Taymor, a 59 minute film revealing the background of this award-winning production, featuring interviews with Jessye Norman, Seiji Ozawa, George Tsypin and Julie Taymor ; accompanied by 187 rehearsal and performance photos Program notes in English, French and German (19 p.) in container Choreographer, Suzushi Hanayagi ; set designer, George Tsypin ; costume designer, Emi Wada Jessye Norman (Jocasta) ; Philip Langridge (Oedpius) ; Bryn Terfel (Creon) ; Min Tanaka (Oedipus dancer) ; Kayoko Shiraishi (The Speaker) ; Harry Peeters (Tiresias) ; Michio Tatara (Messenger) ; Robert Swensen (Shepherd) ; Shinyu-Kai Chorus ; Tokyo Opera Singers ; Saito Kinen Festival Dancers ; Saito Kinen Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Filmed at the Saito Kinen Festival, Matsumoto, Japan DVD 9, NTSC, region code 0 ; widescreen letterbox (15:9) (opera), full screen (4:3) presentation (documentary) ; LPCM stereo., DTS digital 5.1 surround Sung in Latin; spoken part in Japanese ; subtitles available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish or Chinese
