Korngold: Die Tote Stadt
Label: BBC Catalog: OA 1121D Format: DVD Klaus Florian Vogt (Paul), Camilla Nylund (Marietta), Markus Eiche (Frank / Fritz), Sari Nordqvist (Brigitta), Kirsti Valve (Marie), Kaisa Ranta (Juliette), Melis Jaatinen (Lucienne), Per-Håkan Precht (Victorin), Juha Riihimäki (Count Albert) & Antti Nieminen (Gaston) The Finnish National Opera Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra, Mikko Franck (conductor) & Kasper Holten (director)The Guardian 28th November 2013 ***** “Holten's surreal evocation of Bruges, the dead city of the title, is wonderfully creepy...Vogt excels as the wild-eyed, obsessive Paul, desperately trying to make over Camilla Nylund's slutty Marietta in saintly Marie's image. Mikko Franck's conducting is to die for.” Price: $42.98 |