Miss Jessel
In Benjamin Britten's operatic adaptation of Henry James' masterwork, a naive governess (Helen Field) arrives at a country manor and soon discovers that it holds a murky secret involving her charges and two ghostly servants who wield a sinister influence on them. The taut, atmospheric production also stars Sam Linay, Machiko Obata, Menai Davies and Phyllis Cannan, with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra providing accompaniment.
The Foreign Princess
Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin
Um jovem de seus 16-17 anos, sexualmente inexperiente, Octavian, recebe uma lição de vida e de sexualidade de um nobre ser - a Marechala, Princesa Werdenberg. Ele só descobre a si mesmo, no entanto, e começa a entender os mistérios do coração feminino, quando ele é encarregado pela Marechala de uma nobre missão: levar uma rosa de prata à jovem Sophie, a noiva do Barão von Lerchenau...
Spirit of Antonia's Mother
Seeking to exorcise the failure of his current love affair, the poet Hoffmann tells the tales of his three past loves - the doll-like Olympia, the high-class courtesan Giulietta, and the ambitious but delicate Antonia - and recalls how each was thwarted by the evil influence of his rival. In this production by the distinguished film director, John Schlesinger, with spectacular designs by Maria Bjornson and William Dudley, Offenbach's nightmare world is brought to life. The all-star cast is headed by Placido Domingo as Hoffmann: his three loves are Ileana Cotrubas, Anges Baltsa and Luciana Serra and the manifestations of his rival are sung by Geraint Evans, Robert Lloyd, Siegmund Nimsgern and Nicola Ghiuselev. The score, which includes such favourites as the "Barcarolle" and the "Doll's Song", is conducted by Georges Pretre.
