Iolanthe or The Peer and the peri / producer, Judith De Paul ; staged by David Pountney ; directed by David Heather.
Iolanthe used to be the life and soul of Fairyland but was banished 25 years ago for marrying a mortal. Now, pardoned by the Fairy Queen she returns as a beautiful teenager, but with a 24-year-old son, Strephon, who is half fairy, half mortal. He is in love with Phyllis, a ward of the rather suscept...
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| Alternate Title: | Gilbert and Sullivan Iolanthe. |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | [London, England] : Goldcrest Films International ; Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, 2002. |
| Series: | Gilbert & Sullivan : master collection.
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| Summary: | Iolanthe used to be the life and soul of Fairyland but was banished 25 years ago for marrying a mortal. Now, pardoned by the Fairy Queen she returns as a beautiful teenager, but with a 24-year-old son, Strephon, who is half fairy, half mortal. He is in love with Phyllis, a ward of the rather susceptible Lord Chancellor. For a while, these complications wreck havoc with the proceedings of the House of Lords, giving Gilbert a chance to poke fun at that august institution. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast on television in 1982. Features: an introduction to the opera by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., "Making of featurette", Gilbert & Sullivan profile, song index and companion booklet featuring the Iolanthe libretto. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 libretto. |
| Format: | DVD Dolby digital. |
| Production Credits: | Composer. Arthur Sullivan ; libretto, W.S. Gilbert. |
| ISBN: | 156938536X |
| FOLIO Link: | View instance in FOLIO |