Marc Minkowski at Mozartwoche - BLU-RAY

Marc Minkowski at Mozartwoche [DIGITAL VIDEO DISC] Released 2016 product/publication from C Major

Two late and baleful tragedies by Euripides focus on the ill-starred daughter of Agamemnon. In Aulis, the drama of Iphigenia rages until she is spared. Having escaped to Tauris, Iphigenia finds herself compelled to kill her own brother before the fickle gods intervene. Gluck's operatic settings of the two stories are very rarely staged together, but Pierre Audi's production makes a darkly compelling case for their dramatic unity. All the lead performers here are experienced exponents of Gluck, and together they present a powerfully idiomatic experience.

The starting point and the destination of Heinz Spoerli's new ballet is the Magnificat by J.S. Bach. Dancers spin through Bach's works, both sacred and secular, evoking and confronting the emotions surrounding ideas of faith. Marc Minkoswki and the Orchestra La Scintilla make the music more than just a backdrop for this visual feast.