Die Fledermaus [videorecording] / a BBC/Opus Arte/Glyndebourne co-production ; composed by Johann Strauss II ; stage director, Stephen Lawless ; television director, Francesca Kemp ; television producer, Ross MacGibbon ; DVD producer, James Whitbourn.
Libretto by Cal Haffner and Richard Genée; text adapted by Stephen Lawless and Daniel Dooner; translated by Johanna Mayr. Pär Lindskog (Alfred) ; Lyubov Petrova (Adele) ; Pamela Armstrong (Rosalinde) ; Thomas Allen (Gabriel von Eisenstein) ; Ragnar Ulfung (Dr. Blind) ; Håkan Hagegård (Dr. Falke) ; Artur Korn (Frank) ; Malena Ernman (Prince Orlofsky) ; Udo Samel (Frosch) ; Renée Schüttengruber (Ida) ; Glyndebourne Chorus ; supporting dancers & actors ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Vladimir Jurowski conductor. Recorded live in Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, Sussex, United Kingdom, August 17th, 2003. Originally produced in 2003. Booklet with synopsis and program notes in English ([6] p.) inserted in container. Picture format: 16:9, anamorphic widescreen, NTSC. Extra features: cast interviews with Pamela Armstrong, Thomas Allen, Håkan Hagegård, Stephen Lawless, and Vladimir Jurowski ; the gensis of waltz ; cast gallery ; costume design gallery ; and the building and architecture of Glyndebourne's new opera house. Special features: Cast interviews with Pamela Armstrong, Thomas Allen, Håkan Hagegård, director Stephen Lawless and conductor Vladimir Jurowski; the genesis of Waltz; cast gallery; costume design gallery; the building and architecture of Glyndebourne's new opera house.
Summary:
Glyndebourne's production of the Waltz King's much-loved comic operetta takes its inspiration from Eisenstein's final words in the opera: 'Rosalinde!' Features Pamela Armstrong, Thomas Allen, Ragnar Ulfung, and Hakan Hagegard.
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