Genre:
Opera
Release Date:
Jun 2016
Subtitles:
EN/FR/DE/JP/KO
Sound format:
2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Catalog Number:
OABD7204D
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Glyndebourne)
Sally Matthews (Konstanze ); Edgaras Montvidas (Belmonte ); Tobias Kehrer (Osmin ); Mari Eriksmoen (Blonde ); Brenden Gunnell (Pedrillo); Franck Saurel (Pasha Selim ); Robin Ticciati (Conductor ); David McVicar (Director );
Director David McVicar’s original-period vision for this Mozartian gem allows its genius to speak for itself, offering a ‘mesmerising, sensitive … outstanding’ portrayal of Enlightenment-era fascination with the East that is both ‘exquisitely acted and sung’, featuring a Konstanze and a Belmonte sung with ‘finesse and bravura’ and a ‘sensationally voiced’ Osmin (The Guardian *****). Comic relief in Glyndebourne’s ‘brilliant production’ is provided by ‘beautifully sung live-wire performances’ of Pedrillo and Blonde, and Robin Ticciati leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment through a restored, authentic rendition of the critical score with ‘lovely fizz’ and ‘poignant gravitas’ (The Independent).
Reviews
"The Guardian" (Mesmerising, sensitive, at times troublingly erotic, the whole thing forces us to rethink a remarkable work. Outstanding.)