Andre Previn the kindness of strangers
(DVD)
Contributors
Palmer, Tony, 1941- director.
Bluett, Mike, producer.
Antonello, Michela, producer.
Previn, André, 1929-2019, instrumentalist,
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983, narrator.
Bluett, Mike, producer.
Antonello, Michela, producer.
Previn, André, 1929-2019, instrumentalist,
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983, narrator.
Published
[United Kingdom] : Voiceprint, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
[United Kingdom] : Voiceprint, [2009].
Language
English
UPC
604388727704
Notes
Creation/Production Credits
Photographed by Nic Knowland ... [et al.].
Participants/Performers
Dialog: André Previn, Natalie Cole, Tennessee Williams (archival interviews), cast and crew of the opera A streetcar named desire: Renée Fleming (Blanche Du Bois); Rodney Gilfry (Stanley Kowalski); Lotfi Mansouri (San Francisco Opera, general director), Philip Littell (librettist); Colin Graham (director); Michael Yeargan (designer); Sean Cullen (technical assistant); Deborah Sussell (dialect coach); Larry Klein (assistant technical director); Gennifer Green (costume supervisor); sung: Kiri Te Kanawa (Marietta); Renée Fleming (Blanche Du Bois); Rodney Gilfry (Stanley Kowalski); performed: André Previn (piano); David Finck (bass); the Emerson Quartet; the Ray Brown Trio; NHK Symphony Orchestra, WDR Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, André Previn, conductor.
Participants/Performers
David Finck played Gershwin Variations ; Kiri Te Kanawa sang Marietta's aria from Die Tote Stadt by Erich Korngold with the NHK Symphony Orchestra ; Ray Brown and Grady Tate played from the Blue Note Club ; the WDR Symphony Orchestra played from The Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel ; the Emerson Quartet played from Piano Quintet op. 34 by Johannes Brahms ; A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Colin Graham ; cast: Renee Fleming, Elizabeth Futral, Rodney Gilfry, Anthony Dean Griffey; comissioned by San Francisco Opera ; general director, Lotfi Mansouri.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Filmed life from the 1998 rehearsals of the opera A streetcar named desire in San Francisco Opera production; from rehearsals and the concert with the Emerson Quartet in Germany, 1998 and from the concert with Kiri Te Kanawa in Japan, 1997.
Description
This documentary, filmed around the world, follows Previn's life from Berlin refugee to multi-Oscar-winning film score composer, renowned jazz pianist and chief conductor of both the London Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestras. The documentary features preparations, rehearsals and first performances of the opera A streetcar named desire in San Francisco Opera production.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, all regions, aspect ratio 16:9 picture format.
Language
Opera excerpts sung in English and German; dialog in English and German with English subtitles.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morris County Library - Adult Media | 780.92 PRE DVD6008 | Available |
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Palmer, T., Bluett, M., Antonello, M., Previn, A., Williams, T., Te Kanawa, K., Finck, D., Cole, N., Fleming, R., Gilfry, R., Graham, C., Mansouri, L., Littell, P., Cullen, S., Sussell, D., Klein, L., Green, J., Williams, T., Previn, A., Korngold, E. W., & Brahms, J. (2009). Andre Previn: the kindness of strangers . Voiceprint.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tony Palmer et al.. 2009. Andre Previn: The Kindness of Strangers. Voiceprint.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tony Palmer et al.. Andre Previn: The Kindness of Strangers Voiceprint, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Palmer, Tony, et al. Andre Previn: The Kindness of Strangers Voiceprint, 2009.
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