Staged and directed by Richard Wagner’s grandson Wolfgang Wagner at the Bayreuther
Festspiele in 1999, this production of Wagner’s only comic opera features an all-star cast
and the Bayreuther Festspiele chorus and orchestra under the direction of Daniel
Barenboim
DVD Video - 2 discs
$47.00
Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days.
Awards Issue 2008
“The staging is the undoubtedly loving work of a cultured man who knows the piece inside out and wishes to represent it faithfully but whose other duties have prevented his developing any especially distinctive style of his own. The wonderful women, Mesdames Magee and Svendén, however, get there on their own and their dignity and detail are worth watching. Apart from them, and the sexy aeroplane choreography of the "girls from Fürth"... the main attractions of the release lie in Daniel Barenboim's beautifully limned and paced account of the score.”
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