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2 videodiscs (243 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; a Unitel Classa production in co-production with ZDZF, 3sat.
Program notes by Bryan Gilliam in English and synopsis by Gerd Uckermann, English translation by Chris Wood (16 pages : ports.) inserted in container.
Special features include: Talking Rosenkavalier: interviews with the cast and conductor (32 min.)
Renée Fleming (Feldmarschallin) ; Sophie Koch (Octavian) ; Diana Damrau (Sophie) ; Franz Hawlata (Baron Ochs) ; Jonas Kaufmann (Ein Sänger) ; Franz Grundheber (Faninal) ; Irmgard Vilsmaier ((Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin) ; Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Valzacchi) ; Jane Henschel (Annina) ; Münchner Philharmoniker ; Philharmonia Chor Wien ; Theaterkinderchor am Helmholtz-Gymnasium Karlsruhe ; Christian Thielemann, conductor.
Filmed at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Jan. 31, 2009.
DVD; LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; aspect ratio 16:9, anamorphic widescreen; NTSC; region code 0.
Sung in German, with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Chinese (opera); spoken in German and French, subtitles in English (special features).
Stage production, sets, and costumes, Herbert Wernicke ; video director, Brian Large ; lighting design, Werner Breitenfelder.