{"product_id":"idomeneo-japan-ld-sm158-3013-w-obi-pavarotti-levine-ponnelle-met-opera-mozart","title":"Idomeneo Japan LD SM158-3013 W\/OBI Pavarotti Levine Ponnelle Met Opera Mozart","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThis is the Japanese LaserDisc release of Mozart's Idomeneo (歌劇 イドメネオ 全三幕), filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera on November 6, 1982, published by LaserDisc Corporation \/ Pioneer Japan. The OBI strip is present and intact. Both individual disc sleeves are included, though they show age-related foxing\/spotting consistent with storage over 40 years. This is a landmark operatic document: this production marked the Metropolitan Opera's first-ever staging of Idomeneo  (LaserDisc Database) , with an all-star cast assembled by James Levine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFormat Details:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCatalog #: SM158-3013\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePublisher: LaserDisc Corporation \/ Pioneer Japan (発売元：レーザーディスク株式会社 \/ 販売元：パイオニア株式会社)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFormat: CLV, 2 discs (4 sides), 183 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eAspect Ratio: Full screen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eAudio Language: Italian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eAudio Format: Stereo \/ Digital Sound\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eSubtitles: Japanese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eVideo: Color \/ NTSC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eYear of Recording: November 6, 1982, Metropolitan Opera, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eAbout the Performance:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThis historic 1982 Metropolitan Opera production was the company premiere of Idomeneo, conducted by James Levine with a production by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.  (LaserDisc Database) The cast features Luciano Pavarotti in the title role, Ileana Cotrubas as Ilia, Frederica von Stade as Idamante, and Hildegard Behrens in a show-stopping turn as Elettra. The New York Times called it \"one of the best things the Met has given us in recent years,\" and the Miami Herald described it as \"a marvelous baroque fantasy.\" The performance was broadcast live on PBS as part of the Live from the Metropolitan Opera series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eOuter slipcase: Good to very good — some corner and edge wear; structurally sound\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFront\/back covers: Very good — clean and readable\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eOBI strip: Present and intact on left spine; vivid blue, fully legible, no tears\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eIndividual disc sleeves: Both present (Side 1,2 and Side 3,4); age spotting\/foxing visible on sleeve surfaces — cosmetic only, does not affect discs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eDiscs: Both discs present (4 sides); surfaces appear clean and free of visible scratches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eNot factory sealed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eNo additional inserts observed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eShipping:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThis LaserDisc will be packaged with care in a dedicated LaserDisc mailer or box to ensure it arrives safely and in the same condition it left us. 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