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Mozart - Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Bel Air BAC028

Mozart - Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail

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Label: Bel Air

Cat No: BAC028

Barcode: 3760115300286

Format: DVD - NTSC

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 3rd September 2007

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Contents

Artists

Shahrokh Moshkin-Ghalam
Malin Hartelius
Magali Leger
Matthias Klink
Loic Felix
Wojtek Smilek
Europa Chor Akademie
Les Musiciens du Louvre

Conductor

Marc Minkowski

Works

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, K384

Artists

Shahrokh Moshkin-Ghalam
Malin Hartelius
Magali Leger
Matthias Klink
Loic Felix
Wojtek Smilek
Europa Chor Akademie
Les Musiciens du Louvre

Conductor

Marc Minkowski

About

"This production was a casualty of the war between strikers and government reformers that resulted in the cancellation of the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2003. It had scarcely made a debut when the festival was closed by management as striking temporary arts workers began pelting audience members leaving performances. The same world-class ensemble is reassembled here but without the world-class prices and sans protesters.
The sterling production team assembled hints at why the Aix-en-Provence Festival is considered the liveliest and most engaging of the summer's festival fare. Evocative and sunny backdrops painted by Miquel Barceló accompany a mini-Tower of Babel around and through which the fast-paced action takes place. On stage, Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeïeff have created a near-perfect confection that surprises and delights at every turn.Their young, attractive cast has the carefully choreographed comedy timing down to a T.
The five major singing parts are all vocally able… Clearly a standout was soprano Magali Léger as a remarkably perky and vocally splendorous Blonde. Loïc Félix as Pedrillo and Wojtek Smilek as Osmin were both talented actors and careful singers. Five actors, the Pasha's "enforcers", were a delightful accompaniment, particularly an amusingly ominous cone-head character. The speaking role of Pasha Selim, Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam, displayed a confident command of both German and Arabic languages and was remarkably fleet-of-foot to boot.
Marc Minkowski, one of France's major young conductors, lead the members of the enthusiastic, turban-wearing orchestra, playing on modern instruments as if "historically informed" in a crisp and spirited reading. Minkowski's youthful conducting verve should not hide the fact that his understanding of the music is wide and profound. More satisfying, knowing conducting of this lyric masterpiece would be hard to find on any stage in Europe."
[Musicweb]
Cast:
Shahrokh Moshkin-Ghalam (Bassa Selim)
Malin Hartelius (Konstanze)
Magali Léger (Blondchen)
Matthias Klink (Belmonte)
Loic Felix (Pedrillo)
Wojtek Smilek (Osmin)

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