Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787), called the opera reformer of the 18th century, greatly influenced the development of music theatre in his time. In honour of his 300th birthday, this special box set filled with three prize-winning productions of his most popular operas is being released - Alceste from Stuttgart, awarded Performance of the Year in 2006 by the magazine Opernwelt, Iphigénie en Tauride from Zurich, led by baroque specialist William Christie, and Harry Kupfer’s legendary production of Orfeo ed Euridice from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden with Jochen Kowalski in the title role, which won the Olivier Award.

Contents:
- Alceste
Catherine Nagelstad, Donald Kaasch, Johan Rydh, Catriona Smith, Michael Ebbecke
Chorus and Orchestra of the Staatsoper Stuttgart / Constantinos Carydis
Stage Directors: Jossi Wieler, Sergio Morabito
Live from the Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2006

- Iphigénie en Tauride
Rodney Gilfry, Juliette Galstian, Deon van der Walt
Orchestra '“La Scintilla' of the Opernhaus Zürich / William Christie
Stage Director: Claus Guth
Live from the Opernhaus Zürich, 2001

- Orfeo ed Euridice
Jochen Kowalski, Gillian Webster, Jeremy Budd
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Hartmut Haenchen
Stage Director: Harry Kupfer
Live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1991

Sound Formats: PCM Stereo / + DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 (Iphigénie en Tauride)
Picture Format: 4:3 (Orfeo ed Euridice) / 16:9 (Alceste, Iphigénie en Tauride)
DVD Format: 3 x DVD 9 / NTSC
Languages / Subtitles: FR (Alceste, Iphigénie en Tauride), IT (Orfeo ed Euridice) / GB, DE, FR, ES, IT
Running Time: 356 mins
FSK: 0
Region Code: 0
Worldwide available