French composer Poulenc's only full-length opera was filmed for this video at a centennial performance at Strasbourg's Opera du Rhin. The production, which explores Western spirituality, is conducted to great effect by a specialist in the French opera, Jan Latham-Koenig. Soprano Anne Sophie Schmidt -- complemented by the .. Read more
| Starring | Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Anne-Sophie Schmidt, Jan Latham-Koenig |
|---|---|
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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French composer Poulenc's only full-length opera was filmed for this video at a centennial performance at Strasbourg's Opera du Rhin. The production, which explores Western spirituality, is conducted to great effect by a specialist in the French opera, Jan Latham-Koenig. Soprano Anne Sophie Schmidt -- complemented by the backing music of the Orchestre Philharmonique di Strasbourg -- lends her gorgeous voice to the title character of Blanche.
| Starring | Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Anne-Sophie Schmidt, Jan Latham-Koenig |
|---|---|
| Studio | ARTHAUS MUSIK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 29 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, English, German |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 29 Aug 2000 |
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Superb and very moving
This is vocally, visually and dramatically an excellent production of an opera which deserves to be much much better known. Set in the French revolution, based ... read more »
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