Opera in one act with a prologue. Sung in German; subtitles in Englishm French, Spanish and Chinese. Essay by Kenneth Chalmers and synopsis by Karl Dietrich Gräwe in English, German and French in accompanying booklet (28 p. : ill.) Includes "Ariadne auf Naxos in Rehearsal", a film by Susan Froemke, Peter Gelb, and Pat Jaffe. Produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, March 1988. Peter Gelb, executive producer; Brian Large, video director; Jay David Saks, audio producer; producer, Samuel J. Paul. Jessye Norman, Primadonna/Ariadne; Kathleen Battle, Zerbinetta; Tatiana Troyanos, the Composer; James King, Tenor/Bacchus; Franz Ferdinand Nentwig, Music teacher; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; James Levine, conductor.