Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Glyndebourne / ‎ Opus Arte

UPC: 809478011705

Total Play Time Is 191 minutes

• Aspect Ratio: ‎ 1.78:1
• MPAA rating: ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions: ‎ 7.52 x 5.31 x 0.59 inches; 4 Ounces
• Director: ‎ Francois Rousillon
• Media Format: ‎ Multiple Formats, Classical, NTSC
• Release date: ‎ June 30, 2015
• Actors: ‎ Richard Jones, Robin Ticciati, Tara Erraught, Kate Royal
• Subtitles: ‎ English, French, German, Japanese, Korean
• Studio: ‎ Opus Arte
• Country of Origin: ‎ USA
• Number of discs: ‎ 2

Strausss musically ravishing comic masterpiece is given a visual updating in director Richard Joness stylish and gently subversive Glyndebourne staging, one which offers a dreamlike distortion not just of Viennas 18th-century past, but also of everything we know about reality (Financial Times). Created to mark the 150th centenary of the composers birth, the production is packed with energy and wit, its impeccable stagecraft by no means detracting from the first-class singing which underpins, among others, Tara Erraughts touching (Guardian) performance as Octavian, Kate Royals most graceful of Marschallins and Lars Woldts pitch-perfect Baron Ochs (Sunday Telegraph). Conductor Robin Ticciati brings clarity and detail to the score, infusing the music with spirit and humanity. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.

Sung in German with English, French, German, Japanese and Korean subtitles.

"Both Teodora Gheorghiu (Sophie) and the 27-year old Irish star mezzo Tara Erraught (Octavian) had a blissful innocence about them, as fresh in appearance and voice as babes in the wood. Gheorghiu has a quick, brittle, naughty demeanour reminiscent of the young Natalie Dessay. Erraught was touching in the trouser role of young Octavian, every moment beautifully sung and acted, ardent and appealing. Her voice is rich with dark glints and bright promise and she offered some of the best singing of the evening."" (The Observer) 

 ""Jones never stints on Der Rosenkavalier's extravagance, nor on its romance, and especially not on the beauty of thought that governs the selfless behaviour of Kate Royal's magisterial Marschallin. Combined with some transcendent playing from the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Robin Ticciati he has created a rapturous new production that's loaded with fresh observation, musical felicity and emotional truth.... The excellent German bass Lars Woldt invests Baron Ochs with some notably dark colours: here is no superannuated Commedia buffoon but a youngish man of reactionary persuasion, and his besting by Octavian is all the more satisfying for his nasty plausibility. And Glyndebourne's new music director Robin Ticciati wins his spurs with a mighty, magnificently homogeneous account of the score. Finally there's Richard Jones, the operatic individualist par excellence, who has given this great work the production it deserves."" (What's On Stage)