Death in Venice
DramaMusic
Director
Robin Lough
Writers
Myfanwy Piper, Thomas Mann
Stars
Robert Tear, Alan Opie, Michael Chance
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
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Robert Tear
as Gustav von Aschenbach
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Alan Opie
as Traveller
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Michael Chance
as Voice of Apollo
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Gerald Finley
as English Clerk
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Paul Zeplichal
as Tadzio
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Jozik Koc
as Youth
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Christopher Ventris
as Hotel Porter
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Gordon Wilson
as Youth
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Iain Paton
as Glass Maker
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Aneirin Huws
as Youth
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), RM Associates, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
🏷️ Keywords
operabased on novel
🎯 Categories
DramaMusic
⭐ Featured Review
Very well sung and a very good interesting production on the whole
"Death in Venice is not my favourite Britten opera, partly because I am more familiar with works like Peter Grimes, Albert Herring and Turn of the Screw, but as with any Britten opera(that is if you like his music) it is worth a listen. I found this Glyndebourne production very good on the whole. Is it perfect? No, I personally found that the costumes and sets in the opening scenes could have been more imaginative, Alan Opie's Elderly Fop is like Truman Capote come back to life, and I wasn't entirely sure whether it worked. The sound quality is also a little boxy at this point, and so..."
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📖 Synopsis
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