Puccini: Tosca (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY
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Puccini: Tosca (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY
Baden-Baden Opera / Kristine Opolais, Marcelo Álvarez Mario, Marco Vratogna, Alexander Tsymbalyuk / Sir Simon Rattle
[ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc ]
Release Date: Saturday 1 September 2018
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Philipp Himmelmann (stage director)
Raimund Bauer (set design)
Kathi Maurer (costume design)
For the Easter Festival 2017 in Baden-Baden, Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker draw their inspiration from Tosca, the most brilliant of all the Puccini operas. And that is deservedly so, since Tosca is not merely a work of art, but also a gripping suspense-packed story - Puccini at its best. In a spectacular staging by Philipp Himmelmann, this production offers a fresh, sexy view on this beloved classic.
Kristine Opolais changes into the well-behaved pristine prima donna and shows how to wrap the men on stage round her finger, as she performs with fierce and full physical commitment. Marcelo Álvarez sings with powerful, but smooth tenor. Marco Vratonga's modern take on Scarpia convinces with brutal elegance and a great voice.
BD Picture: 1080i Full HD - 16:9
BD Sound: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Language/subtitles: Italian/ English, German, French
Region code: All (A1/B2/C3)
Running time: 180 mins
Production: April 2017
"There is something to be said for embracing the vulgar in Puccini. Rattle does more than this. He polishes the sadistic brilliance of the instrumentation to a blinding dazzle, most strikingly at the climax of Act I…But if you give two hoots about any of the surviving characters by Act III you have a softer heart than mine." (BBC Music)
"Rattle and his orchestra add both depth and gloss: to hear the shimmer of the Berlin strings in the eerie dwells of the Te Deum is enough to absolve the conductor of his reverential tempos…[Álvarez] shapes the text imaginatively and sings with tenderness and generosity, although you'll never believe he's a revolutionary…In a grander, gaudier show, Opolais would hit more buttons than she does." (Gramophone)
