The Makropulos Case (complete opera recorded in 1995) BLU-RAY
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The Makropulos Case (complete opera recorded in 1995) BLU-RAY
Glyndebourne Festival Opera / Anja Silja, Kim Begley, Victor Braun, Andrew Shore / Andrew Davis (cond)
[ Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc ]
Release Date: Wednesday 20 August 2014
Suitable for General Audiences
Director NIKOLAUS LEHNHOFF
Designer TOBIAS HOHEISEL
Lighting Designer MARK HENDERSON
Directed for video by BRIAN LARGE
The Makropulos Case focuses on the issue of longevity - the pros and cons of living for 337 years, as happens to the mysterious Emilia Marty, the sexually irresistible prima donna who's seen it all and done it all. Part grotesque human comedy, part profound personal tragedy, this opera examines the eternal mystery of human existence with uniquely life-enhancing vision.
Recorded live at Glyndebourne Festival Opera in August 1995 and re-mastered in high-definition from the original master tape.
94 minutes
Region-free NTSC (compatible with all modern PAL players)
Audio L-PCM Stereo / 4:3
Sung in Czech with optional English subtitles
"The wide vibrato at Silja's top might worry some, but her genius as a singer-actress makes Nikolaus Lehnhoff's Gyndebourne Makropulos unforgettable. Riveting music; the production's half stark, half fussy." (BBC Music Magazine, May 2014)
