Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (DVD) – Krassimira Stoyanova, AJ Glueckert, Sophie Koch

Composer: Richard Strauss
Artists: Markus Werba, Sophie Koch, AJ Glueckert, Jessica Pratt, Krassimira Stoyanova, Franz Tscherne, Joseph Dahdah, Antonio Garés, Matteo Guerzè, Amin Ahangaran, Liviu Holender, Luca Bernard, Jacoub Eisa, Paul Schweinester, Maria Nazarova, Anna Doris Capitelli, Liubov Medvedeva, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Conductor: Daniele Gatti
Director: Matthias Hartmann
Video Format: NTSC 16:9
Sound Format: Dolby Digital 5.1 / PCM 2.0
Region: All Regions
Language: German
Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Dynamic
Release Date: April 21, 2023
Run Time: 133 minutes

Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos is one of the early 20th century’s most peculiar operatic works. Its narrative derives from the famous myth of Ariadne, who is abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos and eventually falls in love with the god Bacchus. This opera is, however, preceded by an extensive modern prologue in which a young Composer finds himself tortured by egotistical artists complicating preparations for the opera’s production in an eternal struggle between low comedy and high art. 

Set in the beautiful Teatro della Pergola in Florence, Matthias Hartmann’s 2022 production was a triumphant success both for its soloists and conductor Daniele Gatti in his first season as musical director at the Maggio Musicale Foundation.

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