Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride (complete opera recorded in 2001) BLU-RAY

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Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride (complete opera recorded in 2001) BLU-RAY
Zurich Opera / Juliette Galstian, Rodney Gilfrey, Deon Van Der Walt, Anton Scharinger / William Christie (cond)

[ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc ]

Release Date: Tuesday 1 March 2016

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Gluck's wonderful but neglected 1774 opera Iphigénie en Tauride, inspired by the Greek legend, is treated with forceful and convincing simplicity in Claus Guth's revolutionary production staged at the Zurich Opera House. The psychological drama in a tense atmosphere of fears and traumas is underlined by Guth's use of huge masks and enclosed spaces. Conductor William Christie and his typically transparent but never cold orchestral sound perfectly match the descriptive elements in Gluck's score, while the Armenian mezzosoprano Juliette Galstian as a fabulously good Iphigénie, the leading American opera baritone Rodney Gilfry as Oreste and the late South African tenor Deon van der Walt as Pylade head a superb cast.

Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1

Picture Format: 16:9

Original Language: FR

Subtitles: IT, GB, DE, FR, ES

Running Time: 108 mins

Resolution: 1080i High Definition (Upscale)

Blu-ray Disc 25 GB (Single Layer)

FSK: 0

Region free

GLUCK: Iphigenie en Tauride