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This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met as Norina, the smart young widow at the center of Donizetti’s comedy.
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Audiences 86GoodWatch 86
IMDb8.6
Running time
2 h 13 min
Longer than most music movies, +27 min on the typical 106
typical 106133Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Released
1979
January 17, 1979
47 years ago
Genres
MusicComedyLanguage
Italian
Original language
Made in
United States
Directing · 2
- John Dexter Director
- Kirk Browning Director
Writing · 3
- Giovanni Ruffini Writer
- Gaetano Donizetti Writer, Original Music Composer
- Angelo Anelli Original Story
Production · 3
- Michael Bronson Executive Producer
- Christopher Sarson Producer
- Clemente D'Alessio Associate Producer
Sound · 2
- Nicola Rescigno Conductor
- James Levine Music Director
Art · 1
- Desmond Heeley Set Designer, Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Nina Lawson Hairstylist
- Victor Callegari Makeup Artist
- Christina Calamari Wardrobe Master
Lighting · 1
- Gil Wechsler Lighting Design
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