JOSEPH HAYDN - IL MONDO DELLA LUNA / Dietrich Henschel, Bernard Richter, Vivica Genaux, Christina Landshamer / NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT / Concentus Musicus Wien / Staged by Tobias Moretti / THEATER AN DER WIEN / Unitel Classica / major / DVD Video

UPC 814337010355

Playtime is 152 Minutes 

First time on DVD and Blu-ray

"Harnoncourt on top form" 4 star rating Financial Times

"The acting from these singers is of a quality seen all too rarely in the opera house: acrobatic, credible, and always witty." 

Kurier (Vienna)

An ideal constellation: 2009 marked Haydn's anniversary year as well as Nikolaus Harnoncourt's 80th birthday. For this occasion the maestro chose Il mondo della luna, a delicious mixture of satire. comedy and science fiction based on a popular comedy by Carlo Goldoni, Hayda's music unleashes a display of fireworks performed with irresistible energy by Harnoncourt and his ensemble. Renowned actor and director Tobias Moretti relates the story as a magical fairy tale infused with slapstick and fantasy costumes. "The piece is extreme, completely insane and very funny. Wherever you puncture the surface of Haydn, you come upon sheer madness." -Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Concentus Musicus Wien

NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT

Staged by TOBIAS MORETTI

Video Director: FELIX BREISACH

Costume Design: HEIDI HACKL

Set Design: RENATE MARTIN, ANDREAS DONHAUSER

Light Design: OLAF WINTER

Video: HAMID REZA TAVAKOLI

• FILMED IN HIGH DEFINITION
• MASTERED FROM AN HD SOURCE
• PICTURE FORMAT: NTSC 16:9
• SOUND FORMATS: PCM 2.0, DTS 5.0
• SUBTITLES: ITALIAN (ORIGINAL LANGUAGE), ENGLISH, GERMAN, FRENCH, SPANISH
• REGION CODE 0 (WORLDWIDE)

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 152 MINS

• OPERA: 167 MINS
• BONUS: 25 MINS