Title: Richard Wagner: The Bayreuth Edition Box Set - Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Die Walkure, Der Fliegende Hollander, Lohengrin, Tannhauser, Tristan und Isolde
Released: 2008-2014
Genre: opera

Description:

Since its inception, Bayreuth has become the byword for innovative and daring productions. The sixoperas feature on this release are certainly no exception; Showcasing the original sets, creative productions and outstandingsing that the opera house is famous for, they cement Bayreuth's worldwide reputation for nurturing raw talent, constantlystriving for innovation. Jan Philipp Gloger's controversial production of Der Fliegende Holländer is conducted by Christian Thielemann, 'Germany's most sought-after conductor' (Daily Telegraph), while Axel Kober takes the helm in SebastianBaumgarten's thoughtprovoking production of Tannhäuser, which casts the opera as one giant experiment. Die Walküre stars up-and-coming singers Johan Botha and Edith Haller, both praised inthe German press for their standout performances. The radical Tristan und Isolde sees Christoph Marthaler setting the romanticopera in a Communist-era reception room, unencumbered by the traditional lakes and forests, instead of more likea psychodrama of the 1950s. Concluding the six operas is Katharina Wagner's debut production: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, the first ever live recording from the Festival, praised by Opera Canada for its 'stunning theatrical spectacle'. Richard Wagner's operas find their home at Bayreuth, and these six verydifferent but equally compelling performances capture the spirit of the German composer.

Issued: United States | Opus Arte