ABOUT THIS DVD

A matchless performance from Renée Fleming, the leading Strauss soprano of our time. High Definition filming from the Zurich Opera in 2007.

See video clip here

“…the radiant charms of Renée Fleming, opera’s reigning diva. With her silken tones, stunning technique, vocal intelligence and regal presence, Fleming remains a class apart… the definitive Strauss interpreter of our time.” Chicago Sun-Times

“Fleming’s voice has been described as everything from heaven-sent to an unstoppable force of nature”
The Guardian

Filmed in High Definition Widescreen, this is the first DVD of Renée Fleming in one of her greatest roles, for which she has won outstanding praise from critics across the world.

Update of the elegant, 1920s production by the venerable opera director, Götz Friedrich, regarded by some “to be among the most powerful creative influences on opera in recent times” (Telegraph, London).

RELATED RELEASES

February 2008 saw the international release of the new Met production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin with Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ramon Vargas (DVD 074 3248), and Renée Fleming sings Violetta for the first time on DVD with Rolando Villazon in a sumptuous Los Angeles production of La Traviata (DVD 074 3215 0 DH), released in November 2007.

KEY FACTS

-		NTSC DVD 9	16:9	1-6 (0)	LPCM Stereo/DTS 5.1 Surround
Colour	-	-	English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese	-