BEETHOVEN

 

Fidelio

 

Don Fernando: Krešimir Stražanac

Don Pizarro: Lucio Gallo

Florestan: Roberto Saccà

Leonore: Melanie Diener

Rocco: Alfred Muff

Marzelline: Sandra Trattnigg

Jaquino: Christoph Strehl

First Prisoner: Bogusław Bidziński

Second Prisoner: Morgan Moody

 

Zurich Opera Orchestra, Zurich Opera Chorus / Bernard Haitink

Director: Katharina Thalbach

 

Recorded live at the Zurich Opera House, Germany in October 2008.

 

Extra features:

Illustrated synopsis

Cast gallery

 

Translucence, transparency – warmth’ are the qualities identified by Bernard Haitink as necessary for an ideal sound performance of Beethoven’s only opera, and all are present in this fantastic recording of Katharina Thalbach’s new production for Opernhaus Zurich. Haitink conducts the Zurich Opera Orchestra in a magnificent performance in which Leonore Overture No. 3 provides an interlude between the two

scenes of the second act, following a tradition started by Gustav Mahler. German soprano Melanie Diener, in the role of Leonore, leads a brilliant cast including Alfred Muff as Rocco, Roberto Saccà as Florestan, Sandra Trattnigg as Marzelline and Christoph Strehl as Jaquino. This High Definition recording with true surround sound marks the start of an exciting new collaboration between Opus Arte and Opernhaus Zurich.

 

Running time 149 mins

Region code All regions

Video codec: AVC/MPEG-4 Disc size: BD50

Picture format 1080i High Definition / 16:9 Sound format 2.0 PCM & 5.0 DTS Master Audio

Menu language EN Subtitles EN/FR/DE/ES

Dimensions (mm) W135 H170 D12

 

NOTE:  This Blu-ray disc is not compatible with standard DVD players.

 

BBC Opus Arte OABD7040D