Rihm: Dionysos / Metzmacher

Mojca Erdmann, Elin Rombo, Virpi Raisänen, Julia Faylenbogen, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Matthias Klink & Uli Kirsch Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin & Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Ingo Metzmacher

The 2010 Salzburg Festival opened with a performance of Dionysos and featured outstanding soloists Mojca Erdmann, Elin Rombo, Virpi Raisänen, Julia Faylenbogen, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Matthias Klink and Uli Kirsch. Composer Wolfgang Rihm is one of the world’s most acknowledged contemporary composers. In 2010 he won the Leone d’oro at the Venedig Film Festival. He had carried about with him this work of music drama for more than 15 years before committing it to paper in a matter of weeks, rehearsals began only one week after the composition was completed. Impressive stage design by Jonathan Meese: minimalistic steep forms alternate with playful details. DVD set includes the 53 mins documentary I am thy Labyrinth by Bettina Ehrhardt. The documentary investigates the themes of the opera, the background and ideas which led to its creation. Booklet with sketches for set design by Jonathan Meese. Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sound format DVD: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0 Region code: 0 (worldwide) Subtitles: English, German, French Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 122 mins Opera, 53 mins Documentary

Price: $25.98