BERLIOZ

 

Les Troyens

 

Didon: Susan Graham

Cassandre/Clio: Anna Caterina Antonacci

Anna: Renata Pokupić

Énée: Gregory Kunde

Chorèbe: Ludovic Tézier

Panthée: Nicolas Testé

Narbal/Le Grand Prêtre: Laurent Naouri

Iopas: Mark Padmore

Priam/Mercure: René Schirrer

 

Monteverdi Choir

Choeur du Théâtre du Châtelet

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique / Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Stage Director: Yannis Kokkos

 

Bonus features:

Cast gallery.

Illustrated synopsis.

Documentary: The Trojans, a masterpiece revived – includes interviews with Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Yannis Kokkos, Susan Graham, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Gregory Kunde and others.

 

Recorded live at the Théâtre Musical de Paris/ Châtelet, October 2003.

 

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir, Choeur du Théâtre du Châtelet and Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique in a landmark recording of Berlioz's towering opera. 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 mezzosoprano Anna Caterina Antonacci lead an international cast in this stunning production.

 

“...a performance that is now the best available on DVD. …an unforgettably dramatic experience… a superb authentic instrument performance… The magnificent high-definition recording does it ample sonic and visual justice.” Gramophone

 

Running time 5 hours

Region code All regions

Video codec: AVC/MPEG-4 Disc size: 2 x 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/IT

Dimensions (mm) W135 H170 D12

 

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

 

BBC Opus Arte Blu-ray Disc OABD7059D