Genre:
Opera
Release Date:
Jun 2018
Subtitles:
En, Fr, De, Jp, Ko
Sound Format:
LPCM 2.0, DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
Catalog Number:
OABD7232D
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito (Glyndebourne)
Alice Coote (Vitellia); Anna Stéphany (Sesto); Michèle Losier (Annio); Clive Bayley (Publio); Richard Croft (Tito); Joélle Harvey (Servilia);
Mozart's final opera returns to Glyndebourne after an absence of nearly 20years in a 'stark, compelling and very well acted' production directed byClaus Guth. Richard Croft sings the title role 'with exemplary stylistic poiseand tonal sweetness', and Anna Stéphany is a Sesto 'touchingly full of angstand remorse... with terrific élan and immaculate technical control' in thearias (The Telegraph) - her "Parto, Parto" 'simply breathtaking' (The Guardian). Guth's vision sets the 1st-century Roman story in a two-storeyoffice suite bureaucracy 'exquisitely lit by Olaf Winter', aptly framing thescheming of Vitelia, sung by Alice Coote 'in terrific form'. The OAE underRobin Ticciati 'brings out the sheer beauty' of Mozart's score (Express).
Tito - Richard Croft
Sesto - Anna Stéphany
Vitelia - Alice Coote
Publio - Clive Bayley
Annio - Michèle Losier
Servilia - Joélle Harvey
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor - Robin Ticciati
Director - Claus Guth
Reviews
"...the director gives an exceptionally convincing cast the time to develop their characters, conflicting relationships and moral dilemmas" (The Times)
"Conductor Robin Ticciati combined elegance with urgency" (The Guardian)
"Stark, compelling and very well acted" (The Daily Telegraph)
"Coote’s Vitellia is superbly sung, as is Anna Stéphany’s Sesto, with a very fine Servilia from Joélle Harvey and Annio from Michèle Losier." (Evening Standard)
"Anna Stéphany…turns in one of my performances of the year" (WhatsOn Stage)