BERLIOZ

 

Les Troyens

 

Susan Graham

Gregory Kunde

Anna Caterina Antonacci

Renata Pokupic

Ludovic Tézier

Nicolas Testé

 

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir, Choeur du Théâtre du Châtelet and Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique in a landmark triple disc of Berlioz's towering opera. Recorded in High Definition at Le Châtelet, Paris

 

A tragic tale of love and fate, war and peace and the intertwined destinies of two cities, the opera is based on Virgil's imperial vision of the founding myth of Rome. The American tenor Gregory Kunde as Aeneas and the Italian mezzo-soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci lead an international cast in this stunning new production.

 

‘The Trojans - a masterpiece’ – includes interviews with Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Yannis Kokkos, Susan Graham, Gregory Kunde, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Ludovic Tézie and Renata Pokupoic

 

FORMAT: All Formats

REGIONS: All Regions

PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9

LENGTH: 5 HOURS

SOUND: SOUND DTS SURROUND / LPCM STEREO

SUBTITLES: EN/F/D/ES

NO OF DISCS: 3

 

BBC Opus Arte 3DVD OA0900D