Summary: Follows the collaboration of conductor, Zubin Mehta and film director, Yimou Zhang in mounting the elaborate Florence production of Puccini's opera, Turandot. Shows how the Florence production was then brought to China and produced in an original Ming dynasty setting.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Video 2000
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA TURSummary: This installment of the Famous Composers series offers an overview of the life and work of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, born in Tuscany to a historically musical family. The film characterizes the young Puccini as a talented but disinterested student until he was inspired by a performance of Verdi's Aida to pursue opera. Following the composer to the Milan Conservatory, the program traces...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010