Franz Welser-Möst, Orchestra of the Opernhaus Zurich, Renée Fleming - Strauss: Arabella (2008)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR | Deutsch (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 7.76 Gb (DVD9) | 147 min
Classical | DECCA | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol, Chinese
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR | Deutsch (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 7.76 Gb (DVD9) | 147 min
Classical | DECCA | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol, Chinese
“…Fleming looks fabulous, knows and can deliver good German, and can sing this role at least as well as anyone on the planet at the moment. But it's a shame that all concerned did not wait for a genuinely new production to preserve. This run-through of an old staging… is fluent and energetic… but it is not an evening pregnant with dramatic insight. In the pit Welser-Möst is an efficient, unemotional guide to the score…” (Gramophone Magazine)
“Fleming truly makes an ideal Arabella, beautiful of person and voice, and with a natural freshness of characterization…Sets and costumes are admirably in period, and Welser-Most directs the orchestra with proper Straussian romantic warmth.” (Penguin Guide)
Cast:
Arabella - Renée Fleming
Zdenka - Julia Kleiter
Mandryka - Morten Frank Larsen
Matteo - Johan Weigel
Chorus and Orchestra of the Opernhaus Zurich
Association of Supernumeraries of the Opernhaus Zurich
Conductor - Franz Welser-Möst