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Jonathan Dove: The Adventures of Pinocchio

OA 1005 D (2 discs)

NTSC DVD9 16:9 anamorphic All regions
LPCM Stereo / Digital DTS Surround
NEW RELEASE

Playing time: c213'
Chapters: 12+11
Booklet pages: 28
© 2008 Opera North/Opus Arte, 2009 Opus Arte
Reviewer: Howard Smith
Review of Jonathan Dove: The Adventures of Pinocchio published on 25 January 2010

Watch and listen: Act I Scene 7 (DVD1 chapter 8, 43:12-44:12)

Victoria Simmonds, Pinocchio
Jonathan Summers, Geppetto
Mary Plazas, The Blue Fairy
Rebecca Bottome, cricket/parrot
Graeme Broadbent, puppeteer/ape-judge/ringmaster/big green fisherman
Allan Clayton, Lampwick
Mark Wilde, cat
James Laing, fox/coachman
Carole Wilson, pigeon/snail
Paul Gibson, Barker
Ben Kerslake, Arlecchino
Gillene Herbert, Rosaura
Nicholas Butterfield, Pantalone
Jeremy Peaker, owl doctor/bricklayer
Campbell Russell, crow doctor
Hazel Croft, beetle doctor
Edward Thornton, coal-merchant
Anthony Cunningham, drum maker
Ted Sikström, dancer
Stacy Abalogun, dancer
Marie Andersen, dancer
James Roberts, dancer

Martin Duncan, stage director
Francis O'Connor, set and costume designer
Davy Cunningham, lighting designer
Nick Winston, movement director
Anthony Kraus, assistant conductor
James Bonas, assistant director
Bernhard Schneider, chorus master
Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North
David Parry, conductor

Jonathan Dove (born 1959):

The Adventures of Pinochio (2007, libretto by Alasdair Middleton, based on the novel by Carlo Collodi)

DVD1

Extra features:
Illustrated synopsis
Cast gallery
Thoughts on The Adventures of Pinocchio by:
the composer
the librettist

1 Opening credits

Act I
2 Scene 1 In which Geppetto finds a log
3 Scene 2 In which Pinocchio is made
4 Scene 3 In which Pinocchio sets off for school
5 Scene 4 In which Pinocchio saves a puppet
6 Scene 5 In which Pinocchio meets a cat and a fox
7 Scene 6 In which Pinocchio is hanged in a wood
8 Scene 7 In which Pinocchio is cured by the Blue Fairy
9 Scene 8 In which Pinocchio is tricked out of his money
10 Scene 9 In which Pinocchio finds out about Justice
11 Scene 10 In which Pinocchio finds a grave
12 Scene 11 In which Pinocchio attempts to help Geppetto

DVD2

Act II

1 Scene 1 In which Pinocchio learns about work
2 Scene 2 In which Pinocchio proves indigestible
3 Scene 3 In which Pinocchio gets frustrated with a snail
4 Scene 4 In which Pinocchio sets off for Funland
5 Scene 5 In which Pinocchio is transformed
6 Scene 6 In which Pinocchio joins a circus
7 Scene 7 In which Pinocchio is swallowed by a big fish
8 Scene 8 In which Pinocchio is reunited with his father
9 Scene 9 In which Pinocchio works hard and finally gets his reward
10 Curtain calls
11 End credits

Extra features
Thoughts on The Adventures of Pinocchio by:
the stage director
the conductor

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