tracks

Opening Credits
Ouverture
Menuet
Act I
Act II
Illustrated Synopsis
Interview With Paul McCreesh
Opening
Act III
Curtain Calls
End Credits

notes

Opera in three acts.
Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Agostino Piovene's "Il Tamelano" (1711) and "Il Bajazet" (1719), both set by Gasparini, based on the play by Jacques Pradon, "Tamerlan, Ou La Mort De Bajazet"

First performance: 31 October 1724, King's Theatre, Haymarket, London.
First performance of this production: 17 May 2001, Teatro della Pergola, Florence.

Production: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Recorded live on 29 March, 1 & 4 April 2008 at Teatro Real, Madrid.

An Opus Arte - Teatro Real co-production.
(C) Opus Arte / Teatro Real 2008
Blu-ray disc (C) Opus Arte 2009
Made in the UK.

Recorded in High Definition and true surround sound / 1xBD50 and 1xBD25 / Audio Formats: PCM 2.0 & PCM 5.0 / Aspect: 16:9 1080i HD / All Regions / Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish / Running time approx. 242 minutes./ Extra Features: Cast Gallery

Comes in standard blu-ray keep case with 32-page booklet.

credits

Authoring, Film Technician [Design & Encoding] – EPC (4)
Booklet Editor – Charlotte De Grey
Choreography – Ron Howell
Composed By – Georg Frideric Handel,
Conductor [Musical Director] – Paul McCreesh
Design [Packaging] – Smith & Gilmour
Directed By [Stage Director] – Graham Vick
Executive-Producer [BD Executive Producer] – Hans Petri (2)
Film Director [TV Director] – Ángel Luis Ramírez
Film Producer [TV Producer] – Angela Alvarez Rilla
Libretto By – Nicola Francesco Haym
Lighting [Based On Original Lighting Design] – Giuseppe Di Iorio
Lighting [Original Lighting Design By] – Matthew Richardson
Liner Notes – Juan José Carreras,
Liner Notes [Translation] – Day For Night (3), Visiontext
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Teatro Real, Madrid Symphony Orchestra,
Other [Subtitles] – ECI
Performer [Continuo], Cello – Christopher Suckling
Performer [Continuo], Harpsichord – Benjamin Bayl, Joseph McHardy
Performer [Continuo], Lute – Jorgen Skogmo
Photography By [All Photos] – Javier Del Real
Producer [BD Producer's Assistant] – Elle De La Mare
Producer [BD Producer] – Ferenc van Damme
Producer [Producer For EPC] – Lauretta Horrocks
Score Editor [Musical Edition By] – Benjamin Bayl, Paul McCreesh
Set Designer, Other [Costume Designer] – Richard Hudson (3)
Supervised By [Italian Diction Supervisor] – Rita De Letteris
Text By – Agostino Piovene, Gasparini, Jacques Pradon
Vocals [Andronico] – Sara Mingardo
Vocals [Asteria] – Ingela Bohlin
Vocals [Bazanet] – Plácido Domingo,
Vocals [Irene] – Jennifer Holloway
Vocals [Leone] – Luigi De Donato
Vocals [Tamerlano] – Monica Bacelli

companies

Copyright (c) – Opus Arte
Copyright (c) – Teatro Real
Recorded At – Teatro Real
Filmed At – Teatro Real
Pressed By – Sony Music

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