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Placido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kiri Te Kanawa, Hermann Prey - Strauss: Die Fledermaus (2003/1984)

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Placido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kiri Te Kanawa, Hermann Prey - Strauss: Die Fledermaus (2003/1984)

Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kiri Te Kanawa, Hermann Prey - Strauss: Die Fledermaus (2003/1984)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Deutsch (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 7.60 Gb (DVD9) | 176 min
Classical | NVC ARTS | Sub: English, Deutsch, Espanol, Japanese

The operetta Die Fledermaus is Johann Strauss' most brilliant and best-known stage work. It's a glittering comedy packed with Viennese music that has become a firm favourite in opera houses all over the world. A top international cast really have a ball in this highly-acclaimed 1984 New Year's Eve performance from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in which Placido Domingo makes a very stylish British conducting debut. Kiri Te Kanawa stars with her celebrated performance as Rosalinde, and the charismatic Austrian baritone Hermann Prey is Eisenstein, one of his trademark roles. The cast also includes Benjamin Luxon as Dr Falke and Hildegarde Heichele as Adele. The magnificent stage designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman recreate all the style and opulence of Viennese society in its golden period before the First World War. This production also features some very surprising celebrity guests at Prince Orlofsky's special gala performance party including comedians Hinge and Bracket, French singer Charles Aznavour and Merle Park and Wayne Eagling in Sir Frederick Ashton's specially choreographed pas de deux.

Cast:
Rosalinde - Kiri Te Kanawa
Gabriel von Eisenstein - Hermann Prey
Adele - Hildegard Heichele
Dr Falke - Benjamin Luxon
Alfred - Dennis O'Neill
Dr Blind - Paul Crook
Colonel Frank - Michael Langdon
Ida - Ingrid Baier
Prince Orlofsky - Doris Soffel
The Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor - Plácido Domingo

Placido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kiri Te Kanawa, Hermann Prey - Strauss: Die Fledermaus (2003/1984)
Placido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kiri Te Kanawa, Hermann Prey - Strauss: Die Fledermaus (2003/1984)
Placido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kiri Te Kanawa, Hermann Prey - Strauss: Die Fledermaus (2003/1984)
Placido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kiri Te Kanawa, Hermann Prey - Strauss: Die Fledermaus (2003/1984)