January 5th
Spectacular Opera ‘The Indian Queen’ out on DVD and Blu-ray
Renowned opera and theatre director Peter Sellars brought his unique reworking of Purcell’s The Indian Queen to the Teatro Real stage with Teodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna and several marvelous soloists. Adding to the original music, libretto and sung texts, Sellars’ also integrated secular and sacred works by Purcell, spoken texts by Rosario Aguilar (from her novel The Lost Chronicles of Terra Firma), striking sets from Chicano graffiti artist Giugio Nicandro (known as “Gronk”) and choreography by Christopher Williams.
The leading German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung wrote: “Sellars has found a worthy soul-mate in Teodor Currentzis, one of the most fascinating conductors of the younger generation …. Currentzis … discovers long and sinuous melodies in the choruses, airs and songs, drawing them out with an intensity redolent of Eastern Orthodox spirituality.”
The DVD and Blu-ray will be released January 8, 2016 on Sony Classical.
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