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Richard Wagner - The Bayreuth Edition [8 Blu-rays]

Release Date: 09/25/2015
Label: Opus Arte Catalog #: 7184
Composer:  Richard Wagner Performer:  Friedemann Röhlig ,  Michaela Kaune ,  Andreas Macco ,  Edward Randall  ...  Conductor:  Sebastian Weigle ,  Peter Schneider ,  Christian Thielemann ,  Andris Nelsons  ...  Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bayreuth Festival Orchestra ,  Bayreuth Festival Chorus Number of Discs: 8

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Since its inception, Bayreuth has become the byword for innovative and daring productions. The six operas featured on this release are certainly no exception; showcasing the original sets, creative productions and outstanding singing that the opera house is famous for, they cement Bayreuth's worldwide reputation for nurturing raw talent, constantly striving for innovation. Jan Philipp Gloger's controversial production of Der fliegende Holländer is conducted by Christian Thielemann, 'Germany's Read more mostsought-after conductor' (Daily Telegraph), while Axel Kober takes the helm in Sebastian Baumgarten's thought-provoking production of Tannhäuser, which casts the opera as one giant experiment.

Richard Wagner
THE BAYREUTH EDITION
(8 Blu-ray Disc Box Set))

Der Fliegende Holländer
Tannhäuser
Lohengrin
Die Walküre
Tristan und Isolde
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

singers include:
Franz-Josef Selig, Ricarda Merbeth, Tomislav Mužek, Christa Mayer, Benjamin Bruns, Samuel Youn, Kwangchul Youn, Torsten Kerl, Markus Eiche, Lothar Odinius, Camilla Nylund, Michelle Breedt, Georg Zeppenfeld, Klaus Florian Vogt, Annette Dasch, Jukka Rasilainen, Petra Lang, Johan Botha, Albert Dohmen, Edith Haller, Linda Watson, Sonja Mühleck, Anna Gabler, Martina Dike, Simone Schröder, Miriam Gordon-Stewart, Wilke te Brummelstroete, Annette Küttenbaum, Alexandra Petersamer, Robert Dean Smith, Iréne Theorin, Robert Holl, Ralf Lukas, Franz Hawlata, Artur Korn, Michael Volle, Norbert Ernst, Michaela Kaune, Carola Guber

Recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival Theatre, July 2013 (Der Fliegende Holländer), July 2014 (Tannhäuser), 14 August 2011 (Lohengrin), 19 and 21 August 2010 (Die Walküre), August 2009 (Tristan und Isolde), 2008(Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)

Bonus:
- Cast galleries
- Making of Die Walküre, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger
- Short films (Tannhäuser)
- Animations (Lohengrin)
- Interviews with the cast and crew (Tannhäuser, Der Fliegende Holländer, Lohengrin)
- Illustrated synopsis (Tristan und Isolde)

Picture format: 1080i High Definition`
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English, French, German (all) / + Spanish (Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger, Die Walküre) / + Korean (Der Fliegende Holländer, Tannhäuser)
Running time: 24 hrs 18 mins (opera) + 1 hr 21 mins (bonus)
No. of Discs: 8 (BD50)
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