Richard Strauss - Capriccio - Metropolitan Opera (Fleming, Damrau, Kaiser; Davis) 2011 [HDTV 720p]
AVC, 1280x720p (16:9), 3.6 mbps, 30 fps | Deutch, AC3 384 kbps, 2 ch, English hard subs | 02:25:07 | 4.1 GB
Classical, Opera | Met | HDTV->MKV
AVC, 1280x720p (16:9), 3.6 mbps, 30 fps | Deutch, AC3 384 kbps, 2 ch, English hard subs | 02:25:07 | 4.1 GB
Classical, Opera | Met | HDTV->MKV
23.04.2011 at the Met, Ms. Fleming sang the Countess in Strauss’s “Capriccio,” her first performance of the complete role at the house. (She sang the great final scene in the Met’s season-opening gala in 2008.) The role suits her ideally at this stage of her career, and she sang splendidly. The performance over all, sensitively conducted by Andrew Davis and featuring a winning cast, made an excellent case for this Strauss curiosity, his final opera, which had its premiere in Munich in 1942.
Tracklist:
Capriccio, Op. 85
Act I
Performers:
Countess…………….Rene Fleming
Clairon……………..Sarah Connolly
Flamand……………..Joseph Kaiser
Monsieur Taupe……….Bernard Fitch
Count……………….Morten Frank Larsen
Olivier……………..Russell Braun
La Roche…………….Peter Rose
Major Domo…………..Michael Devlin
Italian Singer……….Olga Makarina
Italian Singer……….Barry Banks
Conductor: Andrew Davis
Metropolitan Opera House
April 23, 2011 Matinee