Christoph Strehl - Die Entfuehrung Aus Dem Serail - BLU-RAY

Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail [BLU-RAY] Released 2016 product/publication from BBC / Opus Arte

Diana Damrau, Olga Peretyatko, Christoph Strehl, Norbert Ernst, Franz-Josef Selig, and Christoph Quest star in this Gran Teatre del Liceu production of the Mozart opera conducted by Christof Loy and directed by Ivor Bolton.

The unforgettable Inchmasterful use of light and silhouettesInch (Milano Post) with which Giorgio Strehler interpreted the charm of Mozart's Singspiel was conceived for the Salzburg Festival, where it was staged in 1965 under the baton of then 29 year old Zubin Mehta, and then regularly revived at La Scala from 1972 onwards. At twenty years since the death of the great director, who from 1951 staged some by-now legendary operas at La Scala, Teatro alla Scala proposed anew this celebrated staging and called to the podium the man who conducted it the first time - Zubin Mehta. InchExtraordinary, a wonder...Inch (Corriere Della Sera). The stage set with magnificent palace architecture and a sea view at centre is a veritable feast for the eyes, which is equally true for the elaborately and lovingly designed costumes. The viewer feels like he's being transported into the oriental aura. The fact that the current performance is conducted by Maestro Zubin Mehta, now over 80 years old, builds a bridge to Strehler's Salzburg production, which dates back more than half a century, and at the same time provides a touching detail of this timelessly monumental performance.