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Release Date: Thursday 10 September 2009
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Suitable for General AudiencesThis opulent production by director John Schlesinger, filmed in 1985, marked the 25th anniversary of Sir Georg Solti's spectacular debut at Covent Garden, conducting this very opera.
NOTE: Region 1 DVD - requires multi-zone DVD player
197 Minutes
This opulent production by director John Schlesinger, filmed in 1985, marked the 25th anniversary of Sir Georg Solti's spectacular debut at Covent Garden, conducting this very opera. Kiri Te Kanawa is in lustrous voice, Anne Howells is an impetuous Octavian, the "Knight of the Rose", Aage Haugland is the roguish Baron Ochs and the American soprano Barbara Bonney is an enchanting Sophie.
Starring Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Howells, Aage Haugland, Barbara Bonney, Royal Opera House Orchestra, and Georg Solti.
Directed by John Schlesinger.