Fidelio [Blu-ray]

Overview

Katharina Thalbach produced and directed for the stage this 2008 interpretation of Ludwig van Beethoven's 1814 opera +Fidelio, mounted at the opernhaus z?rich - with the luminous Melanie Diener in the double role of Leonore and Fidelio, Roberto Sacc? as Florestan, Kresimir Strazanac as Don Fernando and Lucio Gallo as Don Pizarro. The Zurich Opera Chorus and Orchestra provide musical accompaniment, with Bernard Haitink serving as musical director and Ernst Raffelsberg as chorus master; Ezio Toffolutti designed the sets.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/27/2010
UPC:	0809478070405
Original Release:	2008
Source:	Bbc / Opus Arte
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:30:00
Sales rank:	42,749

Special Features

Illustrated synopsis; Cast gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bernard Haitink	Primary Artist
Melanie Diener	Leonore/Fidelio,Primary Artist
Roberto Sacca	Primary Artist
Roberto Sacca	Florestan
Kresimir Strazanac	Don Fernando
Lucio Gallo	Don Pizarro
Alfred Muff	Rocco
Sandra Trattnigg	Marzelline
Christoph Strehl	Marzelline
Bernard Haitink	musical director

Technical Credits

Felix Breisach

Director