Mention Giacomo Puccinis name and opera-lovers all over the world will think of grand opera and passionate love stories. One of the worlds most famous arias comes from the composers final opera, Turandot: Nessun dorma none shall sleep because by morning the Chinese princess is determined to have discovered the name of the unknown prince. The work …
This box set is filled with five stunning operas from Benjamin Britten. Richard Jones’ production of “Peter Grimes” has been transposed to a merciless 1980s society. The outstanding Sarah Connolly stars, alongside Christopher Maltman, in “The Rape of Lucretia.” The 2010 Glyndebourne Festival Opera performed “Billy Budd,” produced by Michael Grandage. This opera stars Jacques Imbrailo as the …
Elena Kats-Chernin & Claudio Monteverdi: Odysseus, Orpheus & Poppea [Blu-ray]
Monteverdis operas are rightly considered as the fi rst masterpieces in opera history. Much like DNA, they contain all characteristics of todays opera, 400 years later. Elena Kats-Chernin, a successful international composer from Tashkent, used Monteverdis musical material, even though it barely contains any concrete orchestration details, and has provided a new and idiosyncratic instrumentation. Similar to what …
Adam’s Passion is the moving first collaboration between two “masters of slow motion who harmonize perfectly with each other” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). In the spectacular setting of a former submarine factory, American director and universal artist Robert Wilson creates a poetic visual world in which the mystical musical language of the Estonian composer Arvo Part can cast its …
One of the cornerstones of the Royal Danish Ballet, Napoli – created in 1842 by the Company’s most celebrated choreographer and ballet master, August Bournonville – is a timeless tale of love set in the beautiful, rustic surroundings of Naples and which centres on young fisherman Gennaro’s quest to rescue his beloved Teresina, supposedly drowned at sea. For …
Continuing its tradition of unearthing little-known 20th-century operas, the Bregenz Festival presented the fi rst staged production of Polish- Russian composer Mieczyslaw Weinbergs The Passenger in 2010. Written in 1967/68, the opera relates the chance meeting of a former concentration camp guard and one of her former inmates on an ocean liner years after the war. Bringing the …
An unforgettable performance of Anna Netrebko at the MET now on DVD/BR!The DVD includes bonus material with artist interviews and backstage footage:2 intros / Host: Anita RachvelishviliActs I and II (1 26)Act III and IV (0 15)Backstage at the Met with host Anita Rachvelishvili (c. 15 )Interview: Anna Netrebko (2 19)Gallery Met Shorts (2’03)Interview: Jeljko Lucic (1 27)Interview: …
The Lautten Compagney, conducted by Wolfgang Katschner, and the Carlo Colla e Figli puppet theatre unite the charm of the stage and of marionettes in this performance of Handels Rinaldo. Carlo Colla e Figli is one of the best-known companies in the world, performing for more than 200 years. Special features interviews and …
This magnificent Royal Ballet production of Swan Lake is an unforgettable experience. Anthony Dowell’s interpretation of Petipa andIvanov’s 1895 St Petersburg version set a standard and style that made it a ‘yardstick for others’ (New York Times). Wonderfulchoreography for the entire company includes the coveted double role of the gentle and vulnerable swan queen Odette and herpredatory alter-ego, …
Fierrabras of 1823 is the last of Franz Schuberts stage works. Rarely performed to this day, this heroic-romantic opera has now been staged for the first time ever at the Salzburg Festival by famous director Peter Stein. Based on an old French 12th-century epic, the plot depicts the military conflict between Christians and Moors at the time of …