Sophie's choice
(DVD or VCD)
Contributors
Maw, Nicholas. Composer
Rattle, Simon, 1955- Conductor
Kemp, Francesca. Director
Nunn, Trevor. Director
Weston, Ben, 1969- Producer
Rattle, Simon, 1955- Conductor
Kemp, Francesca. Director
Nunn, Trevor. Director
Weston, Ben, 1969- Producer
Published
[Heathfield] : Opus Arte, c2010.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 223 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brookline Coolidge Corner - Audiovisual | DVD MUSIC MAW sop | On Shelf |
| Concord - Audiovisual | DVD 782.1 Maw | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
[Heathfield] : Opus Arte, c2010.
Format
DVD or VCD
Language
English
UPC
809478010241
Notes
General Note
Information on subtitles listed in container differs from the one on screen.
General Note
" ... Release on DVD of the BBC transmission, as broadcast live in December 2002"--Container.
General Note
Special features include: an illustrated synopsis, cast gallery, and an interview with Simon Rattle.
General Note
Double layer discs.
General Note
Booklet (25 p. ; col. ill.) with program notes in English, French, and German inserted in container.
Creation/Production Credits
Stage director, Trevor Nunn ; chorus master, Peter Manning ; chorus director, Terry Edwards.
Participants/Performers
Dale Duesing (Narrator); Angelika Kirchschlager (Sophie); Rodney Gilfrey (Nathan); Gordon Gietz (Stingo); Frances McCafferty (Yetta Zimmerman); Stafford Dean (Zbigniew Bieganski); Jorma Silvasti (Rudolf Franz Hoss); Alan Opie (Doctor); Stephanie Friede (Wanda); chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Simon Rattle, conductor.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 21st December 2002.
Description
Set in Brooklyn in 1947, the story is narrated by Stingo, a 22-year-old struggling writer from Virginia. It describes in flashback his relationship with two doomed lovers, Nathan, a brilliant, paranoid-schizophrenic Jew, and Sophie, a Polish survivor of Auschwitz. It gradually uncovers Catholic Sophie's tormented past culminating in her need to choose which of her two small children will go to the gas chamber and which will be given the chance to live.
System Details
DVD-9; NTSC, all regions; aspect ratio 16:9; PCM 2.0 stereo or DTS Digital Surround audio formats.
Language
Sung in English with optional subtitles in English, French, German, and Spanish.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Maw, N., Rattle, S., Kemp, F., Nunn, T., Weston, B., Edwards, T., Kirchschlager, A., Duesing, D., Gilfry, R., Gietz, G., McCafferty, F., Dean, S., Silvasti, J., Opie, A., Friede, S., & Styron, W. (2010). Sophie's choice . Opus Arte.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nicholas. Maw et al.. 2010. Sophie's Choice. Opus Arte.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nicholas. Maw et al.. Sophie's Choice Opus Arte, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Maw, Nicholas., et al. Sophie's Choice Opus Arte, 2010.
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