Les vêpres siciliennes, like the similarly epic Don Carlos, was conceived as a grand opéra for Paris and is driven by the tensions between private passions and public politics. Originally set during Sicily’s 13th-century uprising against French rule, in Christof Loy’s staging for the Netherlands Opera the action is transposed to a 1940s world of sudden violence and shadowy double-dealing.

Imaginatively cast and idiomatically conducted, the performance presents this magnificent score in its entirety, including the allegorical ballet The Four Seasons.

Cast:
- Hélène: Barbara Haveman
- Ninetta: Lívia Ághová
- Henri: Burkhard Fritz
- Guy de Montfort: Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester
- Jean Procida: Balint Szabo
- Thibault: Hubert Francis
- Danieli: Fabrice Farina
- Mainfroid: Rudi de Vries
- Robert: Roger Smeets
- Le Sire de Béthune: Jeremy White
- Le Comte de Vaudemont: Christophe Fel

Director: Christof Loy

Recorded live at the Amsterdam Music Theatre, 23 & 29 September, 2010.

Extra features:
- Cast gallery
- Introductory film

Running time: 208 mins
Region Code: All regions
Picture format: 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Menu languages: EN
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES