Romeo Et Juliette (VHS) @ discount dvd online store
Romeo Et Juliette (VHS)
One of the most powerful tenors in opera history, Alfredo Kraus is perhaps best known--by critics and hardcore afficionados--for his mastery of the difficult high C note. In this 1985 performance, Kraus is joined by the opera stars Faye Robinson, Lucetta Bizzi, and Roberto Covielli in an emotive and passionate rendition. Alain Guingal conducts.NR"
ACTORS: Alfredo Kraus
The Niklashausen Journey (DVD)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder directs and stars in this allegorical picture about Hans Boehm, a medieval shepherd who claims that the Virgin Mary has called him to start a revolution against the church and the upper class. Based on the true story of a shepherd who believed that he was a new messiah in 1476 and was subsequently burned at the stake, Fassbinder uses the tale to evoke the political and sexual turmoil of late 1960s Germany. Mixing the medieval with elements of other time periods, including postwar Germany, Fassbinder even goes so far as to don a leather jacket himself to play the black monk , a follower of Boehm`s misguided messiah. A thoughtful examination of the ultimate fecklessness of his generation`s revolt against the status quo, THE NIKLASHUASEN JOURNEY is an acerbic and witty critique of the culture of the late 1960s.NR"
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
ACTORS: Michael Konig, Hanna Schygulla, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margit Carstensen
The Plague of the Zombies (DVD)
The Hammer Collection presents a story about a deadly plague which is reaching epidemic proportions in the English countryside. Doctor Peter Thompson (Brooks Williams) contacts his mentor, Sir James Forbes (Andre Morell) for help in solving the mystery. However, when the pair commence their investigation, they find something even more shocking than zombies, voodoo, and empty tombs.NR"
Director: John Gilling
ACTORS: Andre Morell, Diane Clare, John Carson
Count Basie at Carnegie Hall (DVD)
The one and only jazz legend, Count Basie, delivers the goods at Carnegie Hall on March 20, 1981. A celebration of his fifty years in jazz, this tribute also features Sarah Vaughn, Tony Bennett, George Benson, and Joe Williams as guest stars alongside Basie`s illustrious band. Among the songs performed are: In a Mellow Tone, Bootys Blues, Goin to Chicago, Sweet Georgia Brown, One OClock Jump, Sophisticated Lady, Indian Summer, It Dont Mean a Thing and April in Paris among many others!NR"
ACTORS: Count Basie, Tony Bennett
The Maestro`s Company Vol. 1: The Barber of Seville and La Traviata (VHS)
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE and LA TRAVIATA are lovingly rendered by puppets (and voiced by some illustrious opera stars), offering an ideal introduction to opera for children. The program follows two children who stumble across an underground opera troupe of puppets who are led by The Maestro, their dedicated leader and resident genius. He copes with the egos, mishaps, and temperamental artists, just like a real conductors, as he prepares the troupe to try and break into the big time.NR"
