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Strauss: Elektra
Linda Watson (Elektra); Jane Henschel (Klytämnestra); Manuela Uhl (Chrysothemis); René Kollo (Aegisth); Albert Dohmen (Orest)
Conducted by Christian Thielemann, this performance was the sensation of the 2010 Baden-Baden Festival. A one-act masterpiece inspired by Greek mythology, it is a dense, jagged cry for justice and vengeance. With its powerfully expressive chords, spooky waltz rhythms and mad dance of triumph, it shakes the audience to the core. Herbert Wernicke’s legendary production for the Bayerische Staatsoper stands out for its clear lines, classical structural elements and striking colour contrasts. Linda Watson, one of the great Wagnerian sopranos of today, superbly masters her role debut as Elektra, one of opera’s most demanding roles.
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2010
Sound Formats: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES
Catalogue Number: OA1046D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2010
Sound Formats: 2.0 LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES
Catalogue Number: OABD7082D
Conductor(s):
Christian Thielemann
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra(s):
Vienna Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Artist(s):
Linda Watson; Jane Henschel; Manuela Uhl; René Kollo; Albert Dohmen; Vienna Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Christian Thielemann
Linda Watson; Jane Henschel; Manuela Uhl; René Kollo; Albert Dohmen; Vienna Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Christian Thielemann
"Watson has physical stature, an expressive face...the necessary intelligence and a suitable instrument, which is saying a great deal in this most formidable of roles...[Henschel] makes a capital Klytämnestra, lavishing lovelier tone on the role than it usually receives...Never do Christian Thielemann and the Munich Philharmonic overwhelm the singers: they make chamber music, in effect, with no bombast whatever." (International Record Review)
"Perhaps taking its cue from Electra's repeated cry of 'Allein!' ('Alone!') the production presents all its characters as both alone and alienated from one another...Possibly in reaction to the statuesque starkness of the staging, Thielemann seems to want to tone down the score's mythic violence and tease out its moments of human (essentially womanly) warmth." (BBC Music Magazine ★★★)
"Perhaps taking its cue from Electra's repeated cry of 'Allein!' ('Alone!') the production presents all its characters as both alone and alienated from one another...Possibly in reaction to the statuesque starkness of the staging, Thielemann seems to want to tone down the score's mythic violence and tease out its moments of human (essentially womanly) warmth." (BBC Music Magazine ★★★)
Linda Watson (Elektra); Jane Henschel (Klytämnestra); Manuela Uhl (Chrysothemis); René Kollo (Aegisth); Albert Dohmen (Orest)
Conducted by Christian Thielemann, this performance was the sensation of the 2010 Baden-Baden Festival. A one-act masterpiece inspired by Greek mythology, it is a dense, jagged cry for justice and vengeance. With its powerfully expressive chords, spooky waltz rhythms and mad dance of triumph, it shakes the audience to the core. Herbert Wernicke’s legendary production for the Bayerische Staatsoper stands out for its clear lines, classical structural elements and striking colour contrasts. Linda Watson, one of the great Wagnerian sopranos of today, superbly masters her role debut as Elektra, one of opera’s most demanding roles.
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2010
Sound Formats: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES
Catalogue Number: OA1046D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2010
Sound Formats: 2.0 LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES
Catalogue Number: OABD7082D
Conductor(s):
Christian Thielemann
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra(s):
Vienna Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Artist(s):
Linda Watson; Jane Henschel; Manuela Uhl; René Kollo; Albert Dohmen; Vienna Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Christian Thielemann
Linda Watson; Jane Henschel; Manuela Uhl; René Kollo; Albert Dohmen; Vienna Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Christian Thielemann
"Watson has physical stature, an expressive face...the necessary intelligence and a suitable instrument, which is saying a great deal in this most formidable of roles...[Henschel] makes a capital Klytämnestra, lavishing lovelier tone on the role than it usually receives...Never do Christian Thielemann and the Munich Philharmonic overwhelm the singers: they make chamber music, in effect, with no bombast whatever." (International Record Review)
"Perhaps taking its cue from Electra's repeated cry of 'Allein!' ('Alone!') the production presents all its characters as both alone and alienated from one another...Possibly in reaction to the statuesque starkness of the staging, Thielemann seems to want to tone down the score's mythic violence and tease out its moments of human (essentially womanly) warmth." (BBC Music Magazine ★★★)
"Perhaps taking its cue from Electra's repeated cry of 'Allein!' ('Alone!') the production presents all its characters as both alone and alienated from one another...Possibly in reaction to the statuesque starkness of the staging, Thielemann seems to want to tone down the score's mythic violence and tease out its moments of human (essentially womanly) warmth." (BBC Music Magazine ★★★)
