{"product_id":"strauss-der-rosenkavalier-3","title":"Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier","description":"\u003ca class=\"links\" href=\"album.jsp?album_id=1864547\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso available on Blu-ray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Strauss's musically ravishing comic masterpiece is given a visual updating in director Richard Jones's stylish and 'gently subversive' Glyndebourne staging, one which offers 'a dreamlike distortion not just of Vienna's 18th-century past, but also of everything we know about reality' (Financial Times). Created to mark the 150th centenary of the composer's birth, the production is packed with energy and wit, its impeccable stagecraft by no means detracting from the first-class singing which underpins, among others, Tara Erraught's 'touching' (Guardian) performance as Octavian, Kate Royal's 'most graceful of Marschallins' and Lars Woldt's 'pitch-perfect' Baron Ochs (Sunday Telegraph). Conductor Robin Ticciati brings clarity and detail to the score, infusing the music with spirit and humanity. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  R E V I E W:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \"Lars Woldt’s Baron Ochs is rich in tone and dialect, a deliciously crude idiot, yet surprising in his muted final line and some sarcastic inflections opposite Octavian. Comic interest never flags, thanks to Jones’s deft blocking and inventive gags. Conductor Robin Ticciati, chief at Glyndebourne, keeps the London Philharmonic at a keen pitch, spreading glitter over all. It’s the standard menu in major companies today — visual provocation, musical reassurance.\" \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  -- David J. Baker, Opera News [11\/2015]\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Richard Strauss\u003cbr\u003e  DER ROSENKAVALIER\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Octavian - Tara Erraught\u003cbr\u003e  The Marschallin - Kate Royal\u003cbr\u003e  Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Lars Woldt\u003cbr\u003e  Sophie - Teodora Gheorghiu\u003cbr\u003e  Herr von Faninal - Michael Kraus\u003cbr\u003e  Marianne Leitmetzerin - Miranda Keys\u003cbr\u003e  Valzacchi - Christopher Gillett\u003cbr\u003e  Annina - Helene Schneiderman\u003cbr\u003e  Italian Tenor - Andrej Dunaev\u003cbr\u003e  Notary - Gwynne Howell\u003cbr\u003e  Innkeeper - Robert Wörle\u003cbr\u003e  Police Inspector - Scott Conner\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Glyndebourne Chorus\u003cbr\u003e  (chorus master: Jeremy Bines)\u003cbr\u003e  London Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e  Robin Ticciati, conductor\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Richard Jones, stage director\u003cbr\u003e  Paul Steinberg, set designer\u003cbr\u003e  Nicky Gillibrand, costume designer\u003cbr\u003e  Mimi Jordan Sherin, lighting designer\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, May 2014 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Bonus:\u003cbr\u003e  - Robin Ticciati, Taking the Baton\u003cbr\u003e  - The Trio\u003cbr\u003e  - Sights and smells of a production\u003cbr\u003e  - Cast gallery \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Picture format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic\u003cbr\u003e  Sound format: LPCM 2.0 \/ DTS 5.1\u003cbr\u003e  Region code: 0 (worldwide)\u003cbr\u003e  Subtitles: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean\u003cbr\u003e  Running time: 191 mins (opera) + 22 mins (bonus)\u003cbr\u003e  No. of DVDs: 2 (DVD 9)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Opus Arte","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":49608066007320,"sku":"809478011705","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/2901953_bc615813-3022-4c52-bf2d-352d2eccabfa.jpg?v=1777684400","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/strauss-der-rosenkavalier-3","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}