Der Rosenkavalier Komödie für Musik in three acts / [videorecording] :
Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; from the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden ; a Unitel Classa production in co-production with ZDZF, 3sat.
- London : New York, NY : Decca ; Universal Music Distribution, 2009.
- 1 videodisc [243 min.] : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Program notes by Bryan Gilliam in English and synopsis by Gerd Uckermann, English translation by Chris Wood (16 p. : ports.) inserted in container. Bonus: Talking Rosenkavalier: interviews with the cast and conductor.
Stage production, sets and costumes, Herbert Wernicke ; lighting design, Werner Breitenfelder ; video director, Brian Large. Stage production, sets and costumes, Herbert Wernicke ; lighting design, Werner Breitenfelder ; video director, Brian Large.
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) ; supporting soloists ; Münchner Philharmoniker ; Philharmonia Chor Wien ; Theaterkinderchor am Helmholtz-Gymnasium Karlsruhe ; Christian Thielemann, conductor.
Filmed on January 31, 2009 at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.
Blu-ray disc; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, PCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.
Sung in German, subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese (opera) ; spoken in German and French, subtitles in English (bonus)