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January 12, 2007
This weekend's opera selection
is the recently released Wiener Philharmoniker rendition of Mozart's Die Zauberflote (the Magic Flute):
This version stars Rene Pape, Diana Damrau, Paul Groves, Franz Grundheber and Christian Gerhaher. I think its going to be great. I have a particular Chateauneuf du Pape in mind (Sabon's 2003 Cuvee "Prestige") to enhance our viewing pleasure.
I also have my eye on a visually sumptuous interpretation of the same opera by the Royal Opera House that Discovery HD recently had on their "Operas at 7am Sunday Morning to Punish Opera Lovers" series:
To my utter and complete astonishment, we are witnessing an extraordinary flood of great opera DVDs onto the market.
Posted by dag at January 12, 2007 10:44 AM