The Vampyr A Soap Opera (BBC TV) [1992]

http://bayimg.com/CaKLkAAdn The Vampyr: A Soap Opera (BBC TV) [1992] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105724/ The Vampyr: A Soap Opera (1992) (TV) This is a full screen VHS transfer downloaded from Cinemageddon.org; the quality is not very good. This does not appear to be available on DVD, but it is an entertaining and unusual adaptation of a classic story. 1 hr 36 min Directed by Nigel Finch Writers Heinrich Marschner (opera 1827) Wilhelm August Wohlbruck (opera libretto 1827) Charles Hart (words 1992) Adapted from Lord Byron story "The Vampyr" John Polidori story Der Vampyr (The Vampire) is a Romantic opera in two acts by Heinrich Marschner. The German libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück (Marschner's brother-in-law) is based on the play Der Vampir oder die Totenbraut (1821) by Heinrich Ludwig Ritter, which itself was based on the short novel The Vampyre (1819) by John Polidori. The first performance took place on 29 March 1828 in Leipzig, where it was a hit. The opera is still occasionally performed, and, in 1992, an updated adaptation, entitled The Vampyr: A Soap Opera, with new lyrics by Charles Hart, starring Omar Ebrahim and produced by Janet Street-Porter, was serialised on BBC television. The Vampyr: A Soap Opera is a miniseries based on Heinrich Marschner's opera Der Vampyr. It first aired on BBC 2 on December 2, 1992. The new English libretto was written by Charles Hart, based on a story by Janet Street-Porter and Nigel Finch, which was based on the original libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück, which was based on John Polidori's short story "The Vampyre." It was conducted by David Parry and directed by Nigel Finch. Although the libretto of The Vampyr is based on that of Der Vampyr, there have been numerous changes because of the modernization of the plot and the constraints of the miniseries form. Almost every choral number has been cut. The characters' relationships have been changed: for example, Berkeley becomes Ginny's lover rather than her father, and Emma is no longer engaged to George. Alex's aria is relocated from the second act to the first act, after he finds Ripley's body, and George sings Alex's part in the first half of the Act II finale. The drinking quintet, in which Suse Blunt scolds her husband and his friends for drinking, becomes a friendly scene between co-workers at a car wash. Omar Ebrahim ... Ripley, the Vampyr [yummy] Willemijn Van Gent ... Ginny Roberto Salvatori ... Berkeley Colenton Freeman ... George Roy Gregory ... Police Inspector Fiona O'Neill ... Miranda Philip Salmon ... Alex Winston ... High Priestess of Satan Richard Van Allan ... Davenant Charles Hart ... Dornan Salli-Ann Shepherdson ... Emma (as Sally-Ann Shepherdson) Acolytes China Gordon Moya Griffiths Hayley Kaye Leigh Mathey Miranda Pía Satanists Richard Ashley Hema Chavda Pamela Craine Michael Eton Yvonne French Anna Golden Clive Hopkins Bernard Jamieson Gillian Jesson Audrey Kirby Vanita Nichols Cliffe Obaseki Helen Sheals Guy Standeven Lionel Stevens Janet Varley Synchronised Swimmers Mark Jarvis Clare Pember Alan Wolleston Jayne Wolleston Twins Angela Hart Liz Cook Sarah Jane Wright ... Susie Richard Suart ... Blunt Sjaak Van der Bent ... Car Wash Attendant Maurice Clarke ... Car Wash Attendant Tarcissius Januel ... Car Wash Attendant Richard Caldicot ... Vicar Robert Stephens ... Narrator Der Vampyr (The Vampire) is a Romantic opera in two acts by Heinrich Marschner. The German libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück is based on the play Der Vampir oder die Totenbraut (1821) by Heinrich Ludwig Ritter, which itself was based on the short novel The Vampyre (1819) by John Polidori. The first performance took place on 29 March 1828 in Leipzig. The opera is still occasionally performed, and, in 1992, an updated adaptation, entitled The Vampyr, a Soap Opera, with new lyrics by Charles Hart, starring Omar Ebrahim and produced by Janet Street-Porter, was serialised on BBC television. BAFTA Awards 1993 Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Design Jim Grant I could not find a list online of the song titles, but these are from the OST on Amazon UK: 1. Overture 2. Hail Satan - Chorus 3. Blood, My Life Is in Their Blood - Omar Ebrahim 4. Summer Night Smile Down on Me - Fiona O'Neill 5. Where Is Davenant? - Omar Ebrahim, Fiona O'Neill, , Richard Van Allan, Chorus 6. Now You Look Like the Kind of Guy - Omar Ebrahim, , 7. Right, It's Time I Had Some Answers - Omar Ebrahim, 8. Want to Know Why I Was Watching You? - Omar Ebrahim, 9. Morning, With You in a Tick - Richard Suart, Susie Wright, Chorus 10. Cold Light of Death - Chorus 11. Come on, I Haven't Got All Morning - Fiona O'Neill, 12. Maker of Every Good - Omar Ebrahim, Fiona O'Neill, , Chorus,

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