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Wandering Minstrels

Date released

1978

Series name

London Line

Issue no

592

NoS ID

326882

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: The comic operas of Gilbert & Sullivan are as much a part of the British tradition as cricket or afternoon tea. In 1875, Richard D’Oyly Carte formed his own company to perform these operas...

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Rameau: Operas (11-Disc Box) (2011)

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 1140 minutes), £49.99

This collection of five operas, and a rarely performed grand motet, offers a glimpse into the magnificent output of one of the leading French composers of the Baroque era. Jean-Philippe Rameau is renowned...

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Verdi and Shakespeare (2016 Video)

aka: Verdi: The Shakespeare Operas

A 4-DVD boxed set. Contents: MACBETH staged by Phyllida Lloyd with Simon Keenlyside and Liudmyl Monastryska as the Macbeths, Antonio Pappano conducts from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. OTELLO staged...

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Glyndebourne

Date released

Jul 1963

Series name

Parade

Issue no

3

NoS ID

327177

Story no

5 / 5

COI synopsis: At Glyndebourne, international singers take part in elaborately-produced operas in a rural setting.

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Wandering Minstrels

Date released

1979

Series name

This Week In Britain

Issue no

1048

NoS ID

329289

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Since 1875, when Richard D’Oyley Carte formed his own company to perform the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, the D’Oyley Carte Opera Company have been wandering minstrels,...

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Emmerdale: Backstage - Access All Areas (1999 Video)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 70 min., 1999 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

A behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals and filming of the Granada Television soap opera ‘Emmerdale Farm’.

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Soaps for Social Change (2000 Video)

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) UK education

Behind the scenes of a television and radio soap opera in the Philippines that incorporates the value of social and behavioural change in its message. Includes a brief history of serial dramas that have...

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Race and History in Brazil: Denying Brazil and Aleijadinho - Passion, Glory and Torment (2011)

aka: A Negacao Do Brasil

Director

Joel, Zito Araujo; Pereuram Geraldo Santos

Subject

Art; Media studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 92, 100 minutes), $29.95

Race and its impact on the art and history of Brazil are highlighted in this two-DVD set. The documentary DENYING BRAZIL analyses the issue of race in contemporary Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to...

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East of Eastenders (1997 Video)

Director

Andrzej Fidyk

Producer

Jemma Jupp

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Follows a team of writers and producers of ‘EastEnders’ who are in Kazakhstan to teach local film-makers the principles of producing a popular soap opera. Charts the attempts to instill the values of...

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Media in English (1991 Video)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 19 min.

Six extracts from children’s television, showing presenters of TISWAS, BLUE PETER, MOTO-MOUTH, RAINBOW, KNIGHTMARE, and BELLAMY’S BUGLE.

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