CAPRICCIO
Richard Strauss
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| Label: |
Arthaus-Musik |
| Genre: |
Opera |
| Dirigent: |
Donald Runnicles |
| Regie: |
Stephen Lawless |
| Aufnahmedatum: |
1993 |
| Aufnahmeort: |
San Francisco Opera |
| Laufzeit: |
144 min |
| Bildformat: |
4:3 |
| Soundformat: |
PCM Stereo |
| Region Code: |
2, 5 |
| Veröffentlichung: |
2003 |
| Sprache: |
D |
| Menü Sprachen PAL: |
D, F, GB, SP |
| Untertitel Sprachen PAL: |
D, F, GB, SP |
| Katalognummer PAL: |
100 354 |
Mitwirkende:
Kiri Te Kanawa, Hakan Hagegard, Tatiana Troyanos, Victor Braun, David Kuebler, Simon Keenlyside, Michel Senechal, Dale Travis
Orchester/Chor:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Informationen:
Strauss himself feared that the public at large would not know how to
take this “treat for cultural connoisseurs” - but he was wrong. His
“theatrical fugue” was to become one of the most frequently perfomed of
his late works. This is probable due to the figure of the countess with
her good-humoured charm and subtle tact.
The “Los Angeles Times” wrote on Kiri Te Kanawa’s performance in
Capriccio with San Francisco Opera in as part of a two-week
“Celebration of Strauss” event: “The cast is dominated by the radiant
Kiri Te Kanawa as the countess Madeleine. Proud but never prim,
gracious but never precious, she sustains the essential erotic allure
without making a point of it. Most important she inflects the arching
lines with shimmering, silvery tone, delicately shaded, and she
respects the difference between sentiment an sentimentality.”
Quotes from the audience:
“This production is absolutely
fabulous. I can't imagine a production being more perfect - the
chemistry between the Countess and both the poet and composer keep you
really guessing as to which one she'll chose, in Richard Strauss'
greatest masterpiece. Keenlyside is a stand-out performer, singing
beautifully.”
“As for Te Kanawa - she IS the ONLY Countess! She sings beautifully,
and her acting talent is supreme. She masters the tricky final scene
amazingly well. Te Kanawa is the human Countess, she's not untouchable,
she's on your level, and makes you feel truly sympathetic towards this
beautiful woman. A performance Richard Strauss himself would be proud
of!”
Pressemeldungen
CAPRICCIO
DVD OF THE MONTH, OPERA NOW, 01-02/2005
"This is the exquisitely cast San Francisco production by Stephen Lawless which has Kiri Te Kanawa on top of her form as the Countess who has to decide whether words are more important in opera than the music. Based, by conductor Clemens Krauss, on a libretto previously set by Salieri, the intellectual dilemma is turned into the very real choice the Countess faces between the poet (Simon Keenlyside) and the composer (David Kuebler). There are even some laughs along the way as Victor Braun, in a scene-stealing performance as the stage director, puts on a disastrous entertainment for the Countess's birthday, the star of which is the late Tatiana Troyanos [...]. Delightful."
Richard Fawkes, Opera Now, 01-02/2005
