Harrison Birtwistle - The Minotaur Details

Harrison Birtwistle - The Minotaur

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on the 25th & 30th April and 3rd May 2008. This world premiere of a gripping new work by composer Harrison Birtwistle and librettist David Harsent, commissioned by The Royal Opera, brings the monstrous, Greek mythological character to the stage. The Minotaur, part man, part beast, trapped in his labyrinth and constrained by his bloodthirsty role there, longs to discover his true identity and his own voice. Athens must pay a blood sacrifice to Crete and among the innocents is Theseus, who has come to challenge the violent Minotaur, but who also attracts the attention of Ariadne, half-sister and keeper of the monster; it is with her help he succeeds.

Starring	Johan Reuter, Christine Rice, Andrew Watts, Philip Langridge
Director	Stephen Langridge
Studio	BBC Opus Arte
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 55 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 55 mins
Certificate
Genres	Music/Musical, Television
Language	Blu-ray: English
Subtitles	Blu-ray: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Released	To Rent: DVD: not available Blu-ray: 04 Jan 2010