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1) Il trovatore
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Italiano
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"Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore, based on the eponymous play by Spanish playwright Antonio García Gutiérrez, takes us to 15th c. northern Spain to witness the tragic destiny of those under the control of Azucena, who is seeking to avenge the death of his mother. The first percussion notes are solemn, setting the tone for Verdi's masterpiece, whose main themes include abandonment, passion, power, love for one's parents and vengeance"--Imdb.com....
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English
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Leonard Bernstein earned glory as a composer, conductor, and pianist (classical and jazz), but nothing gave him more pleasure than the joy of teaching. He presented the unique blend of spoken words and music. He is an intensely interactive teacher, getting his audience to sing, springing a quiz full of trick questions. He can take the most abstruse subject and present them to a young audience with clarity, without condescension, and with a clear sense...
5) La bohème
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Italiano
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"In an attic apartment in the Latin Quarter of Paris, a group of young artists are living together in poverty. Their neighbour, the little seamstress Mimi, introduces herself, seeking a light for her candle, when Rodolfo is left alone. They fall in love. At the Café Momus Rodolfo presents Mimi to his friends, while the singer Musetta abandons her elderly rich lover Alcindoro in order to join Marcello. Alcindoro is left to settle the bill for all...
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The hot and cool rhythms of jazz. The simmering of syncopated soul.Hip-hop. Be-bop. The ecstasy of pop. The jiving and jamming of rap. Man of turbulent times. Traveler through the crossroads of the African-American struggle. Artist, activist, husband, human.Incorrigible risk taker. LISTEN UP: THE LIVES OF QUINCY JONES, focuses on the man, the music and the legend of Quincy Jones--and finds within the ever-changing rhythms of his life the unchanging...
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English
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Dreamworlds 3, the highly anticipated update of Dreamworlds 2 (1995), examines the stories contemporary music videos tell about girls and women, and by extension boys and men, providing a meticulous analysis of how these narratives reflect and shape individual and cultural attitudes toward femininity, masculinity, sexuality, and race. Systematically dismantling music video's most persistent and disturbing stock representations, and setting them against...
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Directors label volume 3
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English
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Includes the director's music videos for the bands the White Stripes, Kylie Minogue, the Chemical Brothers, Björk, Beck, Foo Fighters, Daft Punk, Cibo Matto, the Rolling Stones, Massive Attach, I Am, Jean Francois Coen, and Oui Oui, as well as "Stories and things" and the film "I've been 12 forever".
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Directors label volume 1
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English
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Includes the director's music videos for the bands Wax, Beastie Boys, the Pharcyde, the Breeders, Daft Punk, Fatlip, Weezer, Fatboy Slim, Dinosaur Jr., MC 900ft Jesus, the Notorious B.I.G., the Chemical Brothers, and Bjork, as well as interviews, commentaries, rarities, and three documentaries: What's up Fatlip?, Amarillo by morning, and Torrance Rises.
17) Live Aid
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English
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A single-disc overview of the Live Aid boxed set released November 2004. An estimated 85% of the world tuned in to the historic concert on July 13, 1985, and this compilation highlights all of the artists. Released to celebrate event's 20th Anniversary.
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