Robert Tear
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Barry, Glamorgan, Wales
Adult: No
Birthday: March 08, 1939
Age: 86 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: March 29, 2011
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Billy Budd
Overview: A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-12-11
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Der Rosenkavalier
Overview: Live performance, new production season 1984-5. BBC 2 Television relay on 30 March 1985 of performance of February 11.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1985-03-30
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The Burning Fiery Furnace
Overview: Tony Palmer's documentary about the staging of Britten's choral work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-12
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The Marriage of Figaro
Overview: Live from Glyndebourne 1994. The first production to be filmed Live in Glyndebourne´s new opera house May 1994. The Marriage of Figaro is a continuation of the plot of The Barber of Seville several years later, and recounts a single “day of madness” in the palace of the Count Almaviva near Seville, Spain. Rosina is now the Countess; Dr. Bartolo is seeking revenge against Figaro for thwarting his plans to marry Rosina himself; and Count Almaviva has degenerated from the romantic youth of Barber into a scheming, bullying, skirt-chasing baritone. This follows the Count trying to obtain favours from Susanna, Figaro’s bride to be, under the nose of the Countess.
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1994-05-28
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Britten: Death in Venice
Overview: Death in Venice was Britten's final opera--an extraordinarily atmospheric and haunting adaptation of Thomas Mann's novella, evoking the grandeur and shabbiness of a Venice in the grip of disease. He eloquently and evocatively describes the moral and physical degeneration of Aschenbach, the writer whose obsessive pursuit of beauty in the form of a boy leads him into humiliation and death. Robert Tear takes the demanding role of Aschenbach opposite Alan Opie, who sings the various baritone parts. To portray the beauty and fascination of the Polish family and Tadzio, Britten made prominent the use of dance, by turning these characters into dancers, choreographed in this production by Martha Clarke. This new production for Glydebourne is directed by Stephen Lawless and conducted by Graeme Jenkins.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Turandot
Overview: Valery Gergiev leads the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in this production of Puccini's opera, recorded live at the Salzburger Festspiele in 2002. David Pountney's production features performances by Gabriele Schnaut, Paata Burchuladze, Johan Botha and Cristina Gallardo-Domas. This production uses Luciano Berio's 2001 completion of this unfinished opera.
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2002-12-31
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The Makropulos Case
Overview: Recorded at Britain's Glyndebourne Opera Festival, Leos Janacek's opera follows the exploits of Emilia Marty (Anja Silja), a sexually irresistible prima donna who experiences everything imaginable in her long life, which lasts longer than 300 years. Directed by Nikolaus Lehnhoff and conducted by Andrew Davis, this psychological opera blends comedy and personal tragedy to examine the perplexing mystery of human existence.
Genres: Music
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Alban Berg - Lulu
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Genres: Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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The Turn of the Screw
Overview: Benjamin Britten’s opera of the Henry James novel. An inexperienced governess is sent to a country house to care for two children, whom she is gradually convinced have been corrupted by the ghosts of a previous manservant and governess…
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Idomeneo
Overview: This TV production is from 1970 and the color picture is accordingly rich and beautiful. The sound however is below average for the era, but still ... twiddle the knobs, turn the bass up a little, and get acclimated. This is a fully traditional production, actually very pleasing in that regard.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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