Recorded live at The Amsterdam Music Theatre, Nov & Dec 2009
Eva-Maria Westbroek (Minnie), Lucio Gallo (Jack Rance), Zoran Todorovich (Dick Johnson), Roman Sadnik (Nick), Diogenes Randes (Ashby), Stephen Gadd (Sonora), Tijl Faveyts (Billy Jackrabbit), Ellen Rabiner (Wowkle), André Morsch (Jake Wallace) & Roger Smeets (José Castro)
Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera & Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra,, Carlo Rizzi (conductor) & Nikolaus Lehnhoff (director)
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Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s Hollywood-style production updates this Wild West story to the capitalist culture of Wall Street, perfectly reflecting Puccini’s innovatory spirit. In a new angle on the age-old love triangle theme, corrupt Sheriff Jack Rance (Lucio Gallo) and charismatic criminal Dick Johnson (Zoran Todorovich) vie for the love of glamorous blonde and devout Christian Minnie (Eva-Maria Westbroek), finding her way in a man’s world. Carlo Rizzi’s idiomatic conducting draws excellent singing from the large cast and fine playing from The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.
Extra features:
Cast gallery
Documentary on Eva-Maria Westbroek
"...a high-powered show throughout..." The Financial Times
"...The Netherlands Opera’s spirited and inventive new production..." New York Times
Running time 160 mins
Region code All regions
Video codec AVC/MPEG-4
Disc size BD50
Picture format 1080i
Sound format 2.0 LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS digital surround
Menu language EN
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/NL
December 2010
“From her first entrance...Westbroek is captivating. She boasts the wonderfully meaty instrument required for Minnie (especially in the all-important middle voice), plus the right wholesome, strawberry-blonde appearance...This endearing portrayal will surely take its place in the great line of sopranos who have excelled as Minnie...Carlo Rizzi leads a highly passionate reading”
December 2010
“What we see is an updated parable of the American dream...in the final scene [Minnie] appears, like Jean Harlow, at the top of a glittering staircase to be carried off to a Hollywood happy ending...Does it all make sense? Not really; but the characters are vividly portrayed and the settings look spectacular.”
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