Vanessa
Brief Synopsis
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A performance of Barber's opera from the Spoleto Festival in South Carolina. The story concerns a middle-aged woman named Vanessa who has waited twenty years for her lover to return and has had only her niece, Erika, to share her life and reflect her despair. When Anatol, the son of her now-dead lov
Cast & Crew
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Kirk Browning
Director
Johanna Meier
Vanessa
Katherine Ciesinski
Erika
Henry Price
Anatol
Irwin Densen
Doctor
Alice Garrott
Baroness
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Performances (01/31/79)
Release Date
1979
Production Company
Thirteen/Wnet
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A performance of Barber's opera from the Spoleto Festival in South Carolina. The story concerns a middle-aged woman named Vanessa who has waited twenty years for her lover to return and has had only her niece, Erika, to share her life and reflect her despair. When Anatol, the son of her now-dead lover, appears, he falls in love with Vanessa and leaves with her for Paris, while Erika is left tragically alone.
Cast
Johanna Meier
Vanessa
Katherine Ciesinski
Erika
Henry Price
Anatol
Irwin Densen
Doctor
Alice Garrott
Baroness
William Bender
Major Domo
Crew
Samuel Barber
Music
David Griffiths
Producer
Pasquale Grossi
Scenic Designer
Pasquale Grossi
Costumes
Ralph Holmes
Lighting Director
Christopher Keene
Music Director
Christopher Keene
Music Conductor
Gian Carlo Menotti
Libretto
Charles S Morris
Executive Producer
Sidney Palmer
Producer
Sam Paul
Post-Production Supervisor
Jac Venza
Executive Producer ("Great Performances")
Max Wilcox
Audio Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Performances (01/31/79)
Release Date
1979
Production Company
Thirteen/Wnet
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
