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Zemlinsky - Der Zwerg / Ullmann - Der Zerbrochene Krug (Blu-ray) | Arthaus 101528

Zemlinsky - Der Zwerg / Ullmann - Der Zerbrochene Krug (Blu-ray)

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Label: Arthaus

Cat No: 101528

Barcode: 0807280152890

Format: Blu-ray

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 25th October 2010

Contents

Artists

Rodrick Dixon
Mary Dunleavy
Susan B Anthony
James Johnson
Bonaventura Bottone
Steven Humes
Los Angeles Opera

Conductor

James Conlon

Works

Ullmann, Viktor

Der Zerbrochene Krug (The Broken Jug)

Zemlinsky, Alexander von

Der Zwerg (The Dwarf)

Artists

Rodrick Dixon
Mary Dunleavy
Susan B Anthony
James Johnson
Bonaventura Bottone
Steven Humes
Los Angeles Opera

Conductor

James Conlon

About

World Premiere Recordings on DVD

The first fully-staged productions of the LA Opera House's groundbreaking Recovered Voices project, highlighting the works of composers affected by the Holocaust.

A double bill of one-act operas: Viktor Ullmann’s Der zerbrochene Krug, taken from a comedy by the Romantic German poet Heinrich von Kleist, and Alexander Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg, based on Oscar Wilde’s powerful tragedy The Birthday of the Infanta.

The music of Alexander Zemlinsky and Viktor Ullmann remained buried for decades in the wake of the destruction wrought by the policies of the Nazi regime. Dozens of composers and thousands of compositions are still largely unknown to musicians and lovers of classical music and opera.

Full recognition of their works and genius still awaits Alexander Zemlinsky and Viktor Ullmann, more than sixty-five years after their deaths. Their works, in their very different ways, are powerful, vibrant, life-affirming and tragic in turn. They pulsate with the complexity of the human condition. Their lives and personal histories were tragic, but their music transcends it all. It is for us to appreciate their story in its full historic and artistic context.” - James Conlon

Ullmann’s opera can be read on literal, sexual, and political levels, and is all the more fascinating for it. The production, directed by Darko Tresnjak, is perfectly charming. Peggy Hickey’s choreography for the overture is particularly brilliant.” - The Opera Tattler

Cast:
Der Zwerg (The Dwarf)
- The Dwarf: Rodrick Dixon
- Donna Clara, Infanta Of Spain: Mary Dunleavy
- Ghita, Her Favorite Maid: Susan B Anthony

Der zerbrochene Krug (The Broken Jug)
- Adam, A Village Judge: James Johnson
- Licht, A Court Clerk: Bonaventura Bottone
- Walter, A District Justice: Steven Humes

Director: Darko Tresnjak
Set Design: Ralph Funicello

Live recording from the Los Angeles Opera, 2008.

Sound Format: PCM Stereo, dts-HD
Master Audio 5.1
Picture Format: 16:9
Resolution: 1080i FULL HD
Subtitle Languages: DE, GB, FR, ES, IT, JP
Running Time: 122 mins
Blu-ray Disc: 25 GB (Single Layer)
FSK: 0
Region Code: Worldwide
Worldwide available

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