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Ariadne auf Naxos

Year: 1988
Runtime: 131 min
Type: Movie
Genre: Music

Overview

Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James King. Kathleen Battle delivers the coloratura fireworks of Zerbinetta, the leader of a commedia dellโ€™arte troupe that finds itself stranded on Ariadneโ€™s island. Tatiana Troyanos and Franz Ferdinand Nentwig star as the young Composer and the Music Master in the operaโ€™s prologue. James Levine brings out all the color and charm of Straussโ€™s brilliant chamber-sized score with its equal amounts of pathos and humor. Bodo Igeszโ€™s production features sets by esteemed designer Oliver Messel.

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