Description
Die Lustigen Nibelungen – Oscar Straus / The Merry Nibelungs (Audio CD)
UPC: 845221050881
Overview
“Die Lustigen Nibelungen – The Merry Nibelungs” is a burlesque operetta in three acts by Rideamus and Oscar Straus, brought to vivid life in a 1995 Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln broadcast and reissued digitally by Capriccio in 2011. This spirited production under Siegfried Köhler features Martin Gantner, Daphne Evangelatos and the WDR ensembles in a playful retelling of heroic legend, blending wit, romance and grand orchestration.
Product Features
- Product Type: Audio CD (Digital Download)
- Format & Packaging: Standard jewel case with German/English booklet; FLAC & MP3 files
- Genre: Burlesque Operetta / Classical
- Runtime: Approx. 120 minutes (3 acts)
- Language: German libretto with English synopsis in booklet
- Country of Origin: Austria / Germany (WDR Production)
- Label: Capriccio (Catalog 1030)
- Release Date: 2011 digital reissue (original 1995 WDR Köln recording)
- Catalogue Number: Capriccio 1030
Act Listing
- Act I – Introduction of King Gunther, Ute and courtly intrigue
- Act II – Heroic challenges: Dankwart, Volker & ensemble antics
- Act III – Resolution with dragon-slaying Siegfried and festive finale
Publishers and Artists
- Label & Broadcaster: Capriccio / Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR)
- Principal Cast:
- Martin Gantner – König von Burgund / King Gunther
- Daphne Evangelatos – Ute
- Gerd Grochowski – Dankwart
- Michael Nowak – Hagen
- Gudrun Volkert – Kriemhild
- Christine Mann – Brunhilde
Ensembles & Production:
- WDR Rundfunkchor Köln (Chorus masters: Helmuth Froschauer, Godfried Ritter)
- WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln – Conductor: Siegfried Köhler
- Photography: olly / Fotolia.com;
- Recording Supervisor: Tibor Alpár
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