Handel: Giulio Cesare (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY
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Handel: Giulio Cesare (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY
Glyndebourne Opera / Sarah Connolly / Angelika Kirchschlager / Danielle de Niese / Christophe Dumaux / Christopher Maltman / William Christie (cond)
[ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / 2 Blu-ray Disc ]
Release Date: Monday 20 April 2009
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G - "The sense of teamwork all round is confirmed in the interviews included in the extras. Robin Lough's DVD direction is faultless."
(Gramophoen Classical Music Guide)
Picture format: 1080i High Definition, NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM 2.0 and 5.0
Region code: 0 (all regions)
Menu language: English
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Running time: 305 mins
Note: This Blu-ray Disc (BD) is not compatible with standard DVD players
"The young countertenor Christophe Dumaux playing Tolomeo is suitably brat-like and spoilt. He, like most of the cast, fulfils all the stringent demands of this very physical staging. Christopher Maltman makes Achilles as nasty as he should be. The sense of teamwork all round is confirmed in the interviews included in the extras. Robin Lough's DVD direction is faultless."
(Gramophoen Classical Music Guide)
Bonus:
- Illustrated synopsis and cast gallery.
- Entertainment is not a Dirty Word - documentary including interviews with William Christie, David McVicar and the cast.
- Danielle de Niese and the Glyndebourne experience - an informal portrait of Danielle de Niese in her first-ever Glyndebourne season.
- Production photo gallery and rehearsals photo gallery.
Recorded live at the Glyndebourne Opera House, East Sussex, on 14 and 17 August 2005.
David McVicar's production of Giulio Cesare manages to combine serious insight with entertainment, bringing Handel's masterpiece to life in a powerful, convincing and highly intelligent way. In every line of the complex narrative the subtle nuances are apparent, reflecting perfectly the transparent and exquisite nature of Handel's musical expression. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound, the outstanding singing of the all-star cast, led by a superb Sarah Connolly, and the vivid playing of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under the energising baton of William Christie reveal the colour and dramatic character of Handel's music in a most delightful manner.
'…a production with performances to savour, led from the pit by William Christie and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on stylish form. Sarah Connolly… gave a 'complete' performance full of intelligence and subtlety. Danielle de Niese stole the show as a wily, fun-filled sex kitten who renders men helpless with her irresistible charms.' Opera Now
