The love of three oranges [videorecording] / music by Serge Prokofiev ; Glyndebourne Festival Opera ; a TV South production by arrangement with Glyndebourne in association with NVC Arts.
Opera in a prologue and 4 acts; libretto by the composer, after the comedy by Gozzi. Peter-Christoph Runge (Pantaloon) ; John Pringle (Leandro) ; Nucci Condò (Clarissa) ; Nelly Morpurgo (Fata Morgana) ; Richard Van Allan (Tchelio) ; Willard White (King) ; Ugo Benelli (Truffaldino) ; Colette Alliot-Lugaz (Princess Ninetta) ; Ryland Davies (Prince) ; Roger Bryson, (herald, cook) ; Hugh Hetherington (master of ceremonies) ; Derek Hammond-Stroud (Farfarello) ; Yvonne Lea (Princess Linetta) ; Susan Moore (Princess Nicoletta) ; Fiona Kimm (Smeraldina) ; Glyndebourne Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Bernard Haitink, conductor. Originally produced in 1982. Picture format: 4:3, full screen, NTSC.
Summary:
A hypochondriac Prince can only be cured by laughter. The antics of the court jester fail to raise even a giggle, and it is only when a wicked witch accidentally loses her skirt that the Prince breaks into hysterics. In revenge for her humiliation, the witch condemns the prince to fall in love with 3 oranges which he pursues for three thousand miles.
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