Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail : C.Loy, I.Bolton / Gran Teatre del Liceu, Damrau, Peretyatko, Selig, etc (2010 Stereo)(2DVD)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail - complete

Diana Damrau, Olga Peretyatko, Christoph Strehl, Franz Josef Selig, etc
Orquestra Simfonica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Ivor Bolton, conductor

Recorded: live from the Gran Teatre de Liceu 04/2010

Run Time: 188 min.
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Catalan, Korean, Chinese
Booklet: English, German, French

Barcelona's prestigious Gran Teatre del Liceu presents Mozart's beloved singspiel in an elegant, dramaturgically twisted production with a sparkling cast of top-rank international stars headed by coloratura soprano Diana Damrau as Konstanze and rising opera star Olga Peretyatko as Blonde.

German soprano Diana Damrau achieved a huge success and was hailed by critics as a thrilling Konstanze. Christoph Strehl, a tall and aristocratic tenor of important means and burnished technique, made Belmonte's difficult music sound easy. Franz Josef Selig was celebrated by critics as one the best Osmins that had ever performed in that role.

Christoph Loy has conjured up a thought-provoking and strikingly original scenario in which both Konstanze and Blonde are feeling respect, admiration and even profound love for their captors. The result is a tantalising approach that overturns the traditional patterns of good and evil.