Christoph von Dohnanyi, Orchester der Oper Zurich - Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (2009) [Blu-Ray]

Posted By: Vilboa

Date: Sept. 5, 2018

Ariadne auf Naxos is one of many beautifully crafted operas created by Richard Strauss and his librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. In the compelling production from the Zurich Opera, recorded on this DVD, Christoph von Dohnányi leads a particularly strong cast of singer-actors in a thrilling interpretation of the work. Ariadne is sung by the American soprano Emily Magee, who has received worldwide praise for her performances in works by both Wagner and Strauss. The German-born Italian tenor Roberto Saccà, who is regarded as one of the leading lyric tenors of his generation, takes the part of Bacchus. Both made their role débuts under Christoph von Dohnányi’s subtle yet sensual leadership, and both were acclaimed for their vocal radiance, subtle handling of the text and the care that they lavished on the technical aspects of their parts. The critics were also captivated by the rest of the brilliant cast: Elena Moşuc (Zerbinetta) lightly mastered the incredible heights of her role, Michael Volle was a vocally resplendent Music Master and Michelle Breedt a touching Composer. An entertaining and intelligently crafted production of one of the key operas exploring the intertextuality that occurs between “real life” and what today would be called “virtual reality”.

Cast:
Haudhofmeister - Alexander Pereira
Musiklehrer (The Music-Master) – Michael Volle
Komponist (The Composer) – Michelle Breedt
Tenor / Bacchus – Roberto Saccà
Offizier – Randall Ball
Tanzmeister – Guy de Mey
Perückenmacher – Andrew Ashwin
Lakai – Ruben Drole
Zerbinetta – Elena Moşuc
Ariadne / Prima Donna – Emily Magee
Harlekin – Gabriel Bermúdez
Scaramuccio – Martin Zysset
Truffaldin – Reinhard Mayr
Brighella – Blagoj Nacoski
Najade – Eva Liebau
Dryade – Irène Friedli
Echo – Sandra Trattnigg
Orchester der Oper Zürich
Christoph von Dohnányi

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Menu
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00:06:32.892 : en:Chapter 04
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00:31:53.912 : en:Chapter 11
00:35:13.945 : en:Chapter 12
00:39:29.367 : en:Chapter 13
00:43:09.620 : en:Chapter 14
00:47:35.152 : en:Chapter 15
00:50:37.434 : en:Chapter 16
00:57:44.327 : en:Chapter 17
00:59:57.193 : en:Chapter 18
01:05:42.872 : en:Chapter 19
01:11:01.957 : en:Chapter 20
01:14:50.953 : en:Chapter 21
01:23:22.497 : en:Chapter 22
01:31:28.216 : en:Chapter 23
01:35:17.912 : en:Chapter 24
01:40:15.609 : en:Chapter 25
01:49:05.939 : en:Chapter 26
01:54:07.607 : en:Chapter 27
02:05:33.259 : en:Chapter 28

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