Strauss : Arabella

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Behind the Viennese splendour of Arabella, Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal examine the fragilities of the couple and the roles imposed on both women and men. Rediscover it in Tobias Kratzer’s production conducted by Donald Runnicles at the Deutsche Oper Berlin!

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Strauss : Arabella

Behind the Viennese splendour of Arabella, Strauss and Hofmannsthal examine the fragilities of the couple and the roles imposed on both women and men.

Created in 1933, Arabella was long regarded as an elegant Viennese comedy, shaped by Richard Strauss’s refined orchestral writing. Yet beneath the waltzes, games of seduction and bourgeois appearances lies a work marked by the tensions between social convention and individual desire.

In this production at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Tobias Kratzer highlights the clash between two visions of the world: traditional gender roles on the one hand, and more fluid, evolving identities on the other, embodied in particular by Zdenka. From 19th-century Vienna to the present day, the staging traces with subtlety the ambiguities of desire, gender and emotional power.

Led by Sir Donald Runnicles at the helm of the Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, this contemporary reading features Sara Jakubiak in the title role, alongside Elena Tsallagova, Russell Braun, Robert Watson, Albert Pesendorfer and Doris Soffel.

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Strauss : Arabella [DVD & Blu-ray]

Lyric comedy in three acts (1930-32)

Music : Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Libretto : Hugo von Hoffmansthal

Count Waldner : Albert Pesendorfer
Adelaide : Doris Soffel
Arabella : Sara Jakubiak
Zdenka : Elena Tsallagova
Mandryka : Russell Braun
Matteo : Robert Watson

Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Conductor : Sir Donald Runnicles

Stage direction : Tobias Kratzer

Sets and costumes : Rainer Sellmaier
Lighting design : Stefan Woinke

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Arabella

Press review

“Arabella is a fascinating production, with a superb cast of actor-singers; Sara Jakubiak’s soprano soars magnificently above the orchestra, ideally matched by Russell Braun’s ardent Mandryka” — OPERA NOW

“Tobias Kratzer’s staging is perceptive and cleverly realised, with excellent singing-acting throughout the cast” — BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

“Tsallagova’s Zdenka has plenty of charm and clean, bright high notes, while Robert Watson’s Matteo is very good indeed” — GRAMOPHONE

“An excellent Arabella from Sara Jakubiak, combining dramatic strength with Straussian lyricism and phrasing” — MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL

“A seductive and unconventional reading of Strauss’s opera, offering something beyond a traditional Arabella” — CLASSICAL CD CHOICE

“Kevin Filipski highlights Sara Jakubiak’s glowing portrayal of complex heroines, with Elena Tsallagova providing superb support as Zdenka” — THE FLIP SIDE

Technical informations

HD recording : Deutsche Oper Berlin | 03/2023
TV direction : Götz Filenius
Release date : 01 February 2025
Distribution : Outhere Distribution France

1 DVD
Reference : 2.110774
Barcode : 747313577453
Running time : 160 min.
Subtitles : FR / ENG / GER /JAP / KOR
Image : Color, 16/9, NTSC
Sound : Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS 5.1
Region code : 0

1 BLU-RAY
Reference : NBD0182V
Barcode : 730099018265
Running time : 160 min.
Subtitles : FR / ENG / GER / JAP / KOR
Image : Color, 16/9, Full HD
Sound : PCM 2.0, DTS HD Master audio 5.1
Region code : A, B, C

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