"To be played after Le bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière adapted by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, in a version for the Salzburg Festival by Sven-Eric Bechtolf."
Libretto of the opera by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
"A co-production of Unitel and ORF/3sat in cooperation with Wiener Philharmoniker, Salzburg Festival, and Classica"--Container
Notes, production credits, and synopsis in English with German and French translations (11 p.) inserted in container
Stage director, Sven-Eric Bechtolf ; set designer, Rolf Glittenberg ; costume designer, Marianne Glittenberg ; choreographer, Heinz Spoerli ; lighting designer, Jürgen Hoffmann ; video director, Hannes Rossacher
Emily Magee (The Primadonna/Ariadne) ; Elena Moșuc (Zerbinetta) ; Jonas Kaufmann (The Tenor/Bacchus) ; Eva Liebau (Naiad/A shepherdess) ; Marie-Claude Chappuis (Dryad/A shepherd) ; Eleonora Buratto (Echo/A singer) ; Gabriel Bermúdez (Harlequin) ; Michael Laurenz (Scaramuccio) ; Tobias Kehrer (Truffaldino) ; Martin Mitterrutzner (Brighella) ; Cornelius Obonya (Monsieur Jourdain) ; Michael Rotschopf (Hofmannsthal/Dorante) ; Regina Fritsch (Ottonie/Dorimène) ; Thomas Frank (Composer) ; with additional soloists ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Daniel Harding, conductor
Recorded live in performance at the Haus für Mozart, Salzburg Festival, July 31-Aug. 5, 2012
"The original, longer version of the opera was played, but instead of Hofmannsthal's adaptation of Moliere's Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Bechtolf has devised a fascinating entertainment that incorporates drama, most of Strauss's ... score, and dance"--Container
UK classification: E, Exempt from BBFC classification
Blu-ray, region code 0, regions A, B, C; picture format: 16:9; LPCM 2.0 stereo., DTS HD-Master Audio; requires Blu-ray player
Sung and spoken in German with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, Korean, and Chinese; menu screen in English