Bel Canto the Opera
Item
Record ID
1265
Identifier
90857
Genre
Work Title
Bel Canto the Opera
Uniform Title
Bel Canto
Program/Series Title
Bel Canto the Opera
Composer
Text Author
Cruz, Nilo (Based Ann Patchett's 2001 novel Bel Canto)
Language
See info field below
Production Year
2016
Transmission/Release Date
1/13/17
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
PBS
Conductor/Music Director
Davis, Sir Andrew
Orchestra
Chicago Lyric
Chorus/Choir
Chicago Lyric
Soloists
Danielle de Niese (Roxane Coss) ; Jeongcheoi Cha (Katsumi Hosokawa) ; Gen Watanabe (Andrew Stenson) ; J'nai Bridges (Carmen) ; Rafael Davila (General Alfredo) ; William Burden (Ruben Iglesias) ; Anthony Roth Costanzo (Cesar) ; Jacques Imbrailo (Joachim Messner)
Participants
Renee Fleming (Host/Creative Consultant)
TV/Film Director
Diamond, Mattew
Stage Director
Newbury,Kevin
Sets
Korins, David
Costumes
Hoffman, Constance
Production Company
Lyric Opera of Chicago ; Great Performances
Producer
Walker, John
Executive Producer
Horn, David
Technical Information
HDTV.
Other Information
Features: Fleming in lobby with pre-curtain introduction to work. Fleming intermission and after opera commentary and interviews with Lopez (including newsreel footage of actual event), Cruz, Newbury, Patchett, De Niese and Lyric General Director Anthony Freud. Opera is sung in eight languages: Spanish, English, Japanese, Russian, German, French, Latin and Quechua.
Duration
ca. 180'
Company
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Recorded
January 5 and 8, 2016 at Lyric Opera, Chicago
Sourcemat
DLCAT-357