Laserdisc Title: "MESSIAH: FOUNDLING HOSPITAL VERSION 1754"
Edition: Fullscreen Edition (Double-Disc Set)
Directed By: Roy Tipping
Soloists: Judith Nelson, Emma Kirby, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Elliott, David Thomas
Production / Year: 1982 The National Video Corporation Ltd and BBC Television
Running Time: 139 Minutes / Color
Audio Format: Digital Sound, Stereo, CX Encoded
Video Format: NTSC, CLV (Extended Play)
Miscellaneous Features: Rated R, Closed Captioned
Distributed By: Pioneer Artists
Catalog / Spine Number: PA-86-174

IMPORTANT: This is a 12-inch Diameter Laserdisc, which is NOT the same as DVD and cannot be played on a DVD player!

Cosmetic Condition:
Disc (s): Excellent - Hardly noticeable to very minor hairline surface swirls, if any
Jacket: Very Good - Normal shelf wear, few creases, light scuffs, slightly worn-out corners or edges and a small split middle of left spine

Synopsis:

For more than a century, performances of Handel's Messiah have accustomed us to the sight and sound of massed choirs, often comprising hundreds of voices, balanced by an orchestra of appropriate size. To many music lovers, these huge resources are the essence of "traditional" performances of Messiah. It is not, however, a tradition the composer himself would require.

The recording was made in Westminster Abbey and takes full advantage not only of the Abbey's fine acoustic qualities, but also of the incomparable architectural splendor of the surroundings.

THIS IS NOT A DVD!!! THIS IS A 12" LASERDISC AND WILL NOT PLAY IN A DVD PLAYER

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