W.A. MOZART

La Clemenza Di Tito

LIVE RECORDING FROM THE FELSENREITSCHULE,

SALZBURG FESTIVAL, 2003

Tito MICHAEL SCHADE

Sesto VESSELINA KASAROVA

Vitellia DOROTHEA RÖSCHMANN

Annio ELINA GARANČA

Servilia BARBARA BONNEY

KONZERTVEREINIGUNG WIENER STAATSOPERNCHOR

WIENER PHILHARMONIKER

Conducted by NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT

Directed by MARTIN KUŠEJ

Set Design JENS KILIAN

Arthaus presents a truly new way of looking at La clemenza di Tito with this famous and star-studded production from the Salzburg Festival 2003. Here Nikolaus Harnoncourt, renowned for his analytical approach to the search for the core of the music, interprets Mozart’s last opera. Martin Kušej, who is acclaimed for his theatre productions directs the production.

Nikolaus Harnoncourt identifi es with Mozart’s score as both an extremely knowledgeable musician and a conductor who invariably plays an active part in helping to shape the drama. Together with the Vienna Philharmonic, he savours the miracles of Mozart’s late work, bringing out its instrumental colours and effects and at the same time stimulating his singers while proving a solicitous accompanist.

Martin Kušej’s production emphasizes the darker sides of the piece, exploring the opera’s basic archetypal patterns while at the same time interpreting it as a highly topical and – in the truest sense of the term – timeless political and human power game. His ability to bring this concept across by focussing on every last detail of the characterization reflects the demand to provide new insights into Mozart’s works that, in Salzburg more than anywhere else, is incumbent upon interpreters.

The suggestive power of this performance however, is also due to an ensemble that was truly worthy of a festival appearance. As one critic wrote, six handpicked artists “brought to their parts both plenty of character and a flawless technique”.

Sound Format: LPCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1

Picture Format: 16:9

DVD Format: 1 x DVD 5, 1 x DVD 9 / NTSC

Subtitle Languages: DE, GB, FR, ES, IT

Running Time: 160 mins

FSK: 0

Arthaus Musik DVD 107181