A joyful celebration welcoming the New Year, this Gala from Berlin presents the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, in Carl Orff’s famous Carmina Burana, an intensely dramatic cantata that remains one of the most widely performed works from the twentieth century.

It features an exceptional vocal line-up – soprano Sally Matthews, tenor Lawrence Brownlee and baritone Christian Gerhaher.

This is the only Carmina Burana on Blu-ray Disc to date.

Recorded live at the Philharmonie Berlin, 31 December 2004.

Picture Format BD: 1080i - 16:9
Sound Format BD: PCM Stereo
Disc Format: BD 25
Region code: All
Booklet notes: English, German, French
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese
Running time: 89 mins
FSK: 0