STRAUSS II, J.: Fledermaus (Die, 2 DVD) (Royal Opera House, 1990) (Dame Joan Sutherland's Farewell Gala)

DAME JOAN SUTHERLAND’S FAREWELL GALA

Johann Strauss II
DIE FLEDERMAUS
(Sung in English with text by John Mortimer)

Adele - Judith Howarth
Rosalinde - Nancy Gustafson
Alfredo - Bonaventura Bottone
Gabriel von Eisenstein - Louis Otey
Dr Blind - John Dobson
Dr Falke - Anthony Michaels-More
Colonel Frank - Eric Garrett
Prince Orlofsky - Jochen Kowalski

with special guests in Act II
Dame Joan Sutherland
Marilyn Horne
Luciano Pavarotti

performing
Cilea: L’arlesiana, Act II: E la solita storia (Lamento di Federico)
Rossini: Semiramide, Act I: Serbami ognor si fido
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act II: Mon coeur s’ouvre a ta voix
Verdi: La traviata, Act III: Parigi, o cara
Bishop: Clari, “The Maid of Milan”: Home, Sweet Home

Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
(chorus master: Robin Stapleton)
Richard Bonynge, conductor

John Cox, stage director
Julia Trevelyan Oman, set and costume designer
Robert Bryan, lighting designer

Recorded live from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London, 31 December 1990

Bonus:
- Dame Joan Sutherland singing at the Australian Opera under the direction of her husband Richard Bonynge (D’amor sull’ali rosee from Verdi’s Il trovatore, The Mad Scene from Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and Casta Diva from Bellini’s Norma)

Picture format: NTSC 4:3
Sound format: PCM Stereo
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Audio Language: English
Subtitles: German, French, Japanese
Running time: 197 mins (opera) + 27 mins (bonus)
No. of DVDs: 2 (DVD 9)