The Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Placido Domingo, appear in this traditional Viennese comedy - the best known and most loved operetta by the King of the waltz, Johann Strauss the younger. Sung in German, with libretto in German and English, but no subtitles. This version has Kiri Te Kanawa as Rosalinde, Hermann Prey as Eisenstein, Hildegard Heichele as Adele and Benjamin Luxon as Falke. Music is directed by Sir Colin Davis.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
304594
Languages
English
German
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Music & Performing Arts → Operas
Performance → Opera - Performance
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)