Tragic Opera in three Acts; Sung in French; 1776 Paris Version
Catherine Naglestad (Alceste), Donald Kaasch (Admète), Bernhard Schneider (Evandre), Catriona Smith (Le Coryphée), Johan Rydh (Grand Prêtre d'Apollon/Dieu infernal), Nam Soo Kim (La voix de l'Oracle), Motti Kastón (Apollon), Michael Ebbecke (Hercule), Wolfgang Probst (Un Héraut)
Staatsopernchor Stuttgart & Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Constantinos Carydis, directed by Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito
Recording Date: 2006
Place of recording: Live from the Staatsoper Stuttgart
Running Time: 165 min
Picture Format: 16:9
Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Language: F
Menu Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, SP
Subtitle Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, I, SP
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“Naglestad's Alceste is passionate and torn, voluptuous of voice and compelling on stage. Carydis delivers wonderfully tasteful, intelligent Gluck, full of detail and exquisitely phrased. The rest of the cast is solid, and all of the acting is superb”
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