Donner
When a precious hoard of gold is stolen from the river Rhine, it unleashes a chain of destructive events, pitting gods and mortals against one another for generations. Wagner’s Ring cycle boasts some of the greatest music ever written for the opera stage. Join us as we embark on a spectacular journey into the world of myth, dream and memory, with the figure of Erda – Mother Earth herself – at its centre.
Iokanaan
The Galilean Princess Salome is one of the mythical female figures in Western cultural history. Her erotic dance in front of her stepfather Herod is already mentioned in the gospels of the Bible, for whom she has the severed head of John the Baptist brought on a bowl in return.
Conte Monterone
궁중 광대 리골레토는 그의 주인인 공작의 방탕한 생활을 웃음소재로 삼으면서 실제 음탕한 행실을 능동적으로 돕기도 한다. 리골레토는 알아채지 못하는 사이에 집 안에 꽁꽁 숨겨두었던 자신의 딸 질다를 유괴해 공작에게 데려가는데 가담한다. 충격을 받은 리골레토는 공작의 이기적인 바람기를 벌하기 위해 암살자를 고용하고 상황은 예상치 못한 방향으로 전개된다.
Escamillo
담배공장에서 담뱃잎을 말아 생활하던 가난한 하층민 집시 여성 카르멘은 싸움에 말려 감옥에 갈 위기에 처하지만 군인 호세를 유혹하여 풀려난다. 다시 만난 호세와 카르멘은 사랑에 빠지게 되지만 몇 달 후 호세는 자신에게 싫증이 난 그녀의 마음이 투우사 에스카미요에게 있다는 것을 알게 되고 극단의 선택을 하기에 이른다.
Baron Douphol
Natalie Dessay made her first European appearances as Violetta in La traviata in a new production by the French director Jean-François Sivadier at the 2011 Aix-en-Provence Festival. This DVD captures her intense performance in the company of American tenor Charles Castronovo as Alfredo and French baritone Ludovic Tézier as his father, Giorgio Germont.
Colline
John Copley's enduring production of one of the most famously melodious and popular of all operas is a classic of the Royal Opera repertory. With historically accurate designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman and an excellent cast headed by Hibla Gerzmava and Teodor Ilincai, this 2009 revival, in which conductor Andris Nelsons makes a distinguished Royal Opera House debut, does full justice to Puccini's masterpiece. Recorded 2009.
Journalist
New peoduction, 2009. Filmed by the Royal Opera House in co-production with Opus Arte, June 13/17.
