The 2010 Salzburg Festival opened with a performance of Dionysos and featured outstanding soloists Mojca Erdmann, Elin Rombo, Virpi Raisänen, Julia Faylenbogen, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Matthias Klink and Uli Kirsch.

Composer Wolfgang Rihm is one of the world’s most acknowledged contemporary composers. In 2010 he won the Leone d’oro at the Venedig Film Festival. He had carried this work of music drama with him for more than 15 years before committing it to paper in a matter of weeks, and rehearsals began only one week after the composition was completed.

Impressive stage design by Jonathan Meese: minimalistic steep forms alternate with playful details.

The DVD set includes the 53 mins documentary 'I am thy Labyrinth' by Bettina Ehrhardt. The documentary investigates the themes of the opera, the background and ideas which led to its creation.

Also includes a booklet with sketches for set design by Jonathan Meese.

Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9
Sound format DVD: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English, German, French
Booklet notes: English, German, French
Running time: 122 mins Opera, 53 mins Documentary
Available Worldwide