UNSUK CHIN

Alice In Wonderland

 

Sally Matthews, Piia Komsi, Dietrich Henschel, Gwyneth Jones, Andrew Watts

Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper

Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Kent Nagano

 

Directed and designed by Achim Freyer

Costume Design, Masks, Puppets by Nina Weitzner

 

Recorded live at the Nationaltheater München, 27 June 2007

 

World première and triumph of fantasy!

 

• The rather conventional Alice starts following her dreams, meeting a white rabbit that guides her through a wonderland. Alice views it all with amazement and learns – finally returning to the real world, richer for the experience

• Korean composer Unsuk Chin wrote this opera based on the famous and fascinatingly enigmatic novel by Lewis Carroll

• Alice in Wonderland: modern music that pleases the ear. Modern opera – seductive, enchanting, sensuous – a triumph of creative fantasy

• Kent Nagano, a long-time supporter of Chin’s music, expertly conducted the Bavarian State Opera

• The fairy-tale settings and production are in the hands of Achim Freyer. Only white rabbits guide us better through Wonderland – a feast of audiovisual entertainment!

• The World première caused a sensation among music critics worldwide!

 

“[Dame Gwyneth Jones] dazzling like a diamond, overwhelming like a natural phenomenon ... undisputedly the climax of this opening production ... which abounds in phenomenal singers and phenomenal visuals.” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

 

“A wondrous new work has, like Alice from her rabbit hole, emerged.” Los Angeles Times

 

“Unsuk Chin’s synaesthetic sense for musical colour and aroma is phenomenal - World Première of the Year!” Opernwelt

 

Picture Format: NTSC · 16:9 anamorphic

Sound Formats: PCM Stereo · Dolby Digital 5.1 · DTS 5.1

Region Code: 0

Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish

Booklet Notes: English, German, French

Running Time: 123 mins

 

Medici arts DVD NTSC 2072418