Product Overview
Carl Nielsen – Maskarade / Del Kongelige Teater / Director: Kasper Bech Holten / Royal Danish Orchestra / Royal Danish Opera Choir / Michael Schonwandt / 2008 DVD
Total PLaytime: 138 Minutes
Region 0 NTSC
Made in USA
UPC 747313540754
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.25 inches; 5.33 Ounces
- Director : Kasper Bech Holten
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Classical
- Run time : 2 hours and 18 minutes
- Release date : February 12, 2008
- Actors : Stephan Milling, Susanne Resmark, Niels Jorgen Riis, Poul Elming, Michael Schonwandt
- Subtitles: : English, German
- Language : Danish (DTS), Danish (DD)
- Studio : Dacapo Classical
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
The Royal Danish Opera mounted this energetic stage production of Scandinavian composer Carl Nielsen's opera Maskarade; it stars Stephen Milling, Niels Jørgen Riis and Susanne Resmark, and was directed by Kasper Bech Holten. The Royal Danish Orchestra and Royal Danish Opera Choir provide musical accompaniment.
The premiere production was a decided audience success and a more or less unanimous press acknowledged the music as original. “The first act works excellently. After this one would swear that Carl Nielsen was born to write opéra comique. So smooth, so dexterous, such a quick turn of phrase, such aptness in the dialogue, with fine phrases and droll ideas; equally felicitous in the treatment of the text, the singing roles, the instruments of the orchestra. In the craft of music, it is a fully-fledged master who holds the pen; one’s thoughts can only resort to Verdi in ‘Falstaff’ to find a parallel.” Nationaltidende (1906)
