The death of Klinghoffer [videorecording] / music by John Adams ; libretto by Alice Goodman ; directed by Penny Woolcock ; producer, Madonna Baptiste ; executive producer, Jan Younghusband ; A Blast! Films production for Channel 4 in association with ZDF, ARTE, SBS and SR DRS.
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Distributed by Universal Music and Video DistributionCorp.,
Opera, based on the hijacking by Palestinian terrorists of the Mediterranean cruise ship Achille Lauro. Yvonne Howard, Susan Bickley, mezzo sopranos ; Tom Randle, tenor ; Sanford Sylvan, Christopher Maltman, Kamel Boutros, Leigh Melrose, baritones ; Emil Marwa, actor ; supporting soloists ; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus ; John Adams, conductor. Durations: 119 min. (opera); 47 min. (Filming "The death of Klinghoffer"). Special features: filming "The death of Klinghoffer"; director's commentary. "Award-winning British film-maker Penny Woolcock, working with the composer, has ingeniously reworked the original, using techniques afforded by film to imbue the narrative with realism. Whilst the main action is shot on location in the Mediterranean, actual and recreated archive footage tells the broader story of the characters before and after the hijacking"--Container. Program notes, synopsis, and biographical notes on the composer, director, and performers (18 p.) inserted in container.
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