King Roger (Complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
King Roger (Complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY
The Royal Opera, Covent Garden / Mariusz Kwiecien, Georgia Jarman, Saimir Pirgu, Kim Begley / Antonio Pappano (cond)
[ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc ]
Release Date: Tuesday 1 December 2015
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Kasper Holten's production (The Royal Opera's first) of Król Roger (King Roger) brought the opera back to the London stage after an absence of almost 40 years. Karol Szymanowski's masterpiece powerfully presents the dilemmas of culture versus nature and man versus beast, and movingly depicts King Roger's inner struggles as he moves from an impossible life of repressed desires to the other extreme, giving in to his own demons. Meanwhile Roger's people, seduced by the promises of the mysterious Shepherd, are drawn towards totalitarianism and repression. Antonio Pappano conducts Szymanowski's opulent and beautiful score, with a cast including Mariusz Kwiecien as Roger (one of the greatest interpreters of the role today), Saimir Pirgu as the Shepherd, and Georgia Jarman in her Royal Opera debut as Roger's loving queen Roxana.
Extra features: Introduction to Król Roger, The sets, The music, and a Cast Gallery
Running time: 88 minutes
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/JP/KO
Sound format: LPCM stereo/DTS Master Audio 5.1
