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Wagner : Die Walküre
A Die Walküre to be remembered: Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker at the Aix-en-Provence Festival !
After the success of Das Rheingold, Stéphane Braunschweig’s staging of the second part of the tetralogy Die Walküre was a triumph in Aix’s brand new Grand Théâtre de Provence.
With a remarkable international cast – Sir Willard White, Robert Gambill, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Eva Johansson and Mikhail Petrenko – accompanied by the Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle brought almost unparalleled breadth to the work.
In opting for a movingly human approach to the drama unfolding on stage, director Stéphane Braunschweig obtained superb performances from an extraordinary group of singers.
A momentous double DVD, also available in Blu-ray.
Wagner : Die Walküre
Opera in three acts
Music and libretto : Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Siegmund : Robert Gambill
Hunding : Mikhail Petrenko
Wotan : Sir Willard White
Sieglinde : Eva-Maria Westbroek
Brünnhilde : Eva Johansson
Fricka : Lilli Paasikivi
Gerhilde : Joanna Porackova
Ortlinde : Elaine McKrill
Waltraute : Julianne Young
Schwertleite : Andrea Baker
Helmwige : Erika Sunnegårdh
Siegrune : Heike Grötzinger
Grimgerde : Eva Vogel
Rossweisse : Anette Bod
Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor : Simon Rattle
Stage direction and sets : Stéphane Braunschweig
Costumes : Thibault Vancraenenbroeck
Lighting design : Marion Hewlett
“The Rattle miracle ”
“A superlative cast – a deluge of applause”
“‘ The Rattle miracle’ – this is no overstatement as a description of the wonders he worked, totally at his ease in the spacious Grand Théâtre orchestra pit.”‘ – Concert Classic
“The dazzling Berliner Philharmoniker”
“Willard White brings enormous dramatic intensity to Wotan’s confession to Brunnhilde.” – Le Figaro
“A Sieglinde is born.”
“Eva–Maria Westbroek in Olympian form: nobly powerful singing, with the high register radiant and supple, the low register splendid and the characterisation perfect. This Sieglinde was cheered like a rock star . . . . with whom Aix 2007 had fallen madly in love.” – Libération
“An absolute godsend of an orchestra”
“The Berliner Philharmoniker is an absolute godsend: if you haven’t heard them you don’t know what an orchestra is. The brass section plays with utter precision of attack and astonishing timing. The strings and woodwinds are breathtaking.” – Le Monde
HD recording : Festival d’Aix-en-Provence (Grand Théâtre de Provence) | 07/2007
TV direction : Don Kent
Release date : 06 novembre 2008
Distribution : Naxos Distribution
2 DVD
Référence : BAC034
Code-barre : 3760115300347
Durée : 241 min.
Livret : FR / ANG / ALL
Sous-titres : FR / ANG / ALL / ESP / ITA
Image : Couleur, 16/9, NTSC
Son : PCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Code région : 0
1 BLU-RAY
Référence : BAC434
Code-barre : 3760115304343
Durée : 241 min.
Livret : FR / ANG / ALL
Sous-titres : FR / ANG / ALL / ESP / ITA
Image : Couleur, 16/9, Full HD
Son : PCM 2.0, DTS HD Master audio 5.1
Code région : A, B, C
