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Carl Nielsen's Maskarade at the Oper Frankfurt

Carl Nielsen's Maskarade conducted by Titus Engel and staged by Tobias Kratzer at the Oper Frankfurt.

Comic opera in three acts (1906)
Libretto by Vilhelm Andersen based on a comedy by Ludvig Holberg
New German translation by Martin G. Berger

Nielsen’s Maskarade is regarded as Denmark’s national opera. It combines folk-song character, Mozartean elegance and virtuoso surprises to create what conductor Titus Engel describes as ‘musical comedy that’s both witty and of the highest calibre’. The story revolves around Leander and Leonora who meet at a masquerade ball, swear undying love, and then have to deal with the complicated consequences of their situation, all accompanied by Nielsen’s irresistibly sparkling score. This acclaimed contemporary staging from Oper Frankfurt is sung in a new German translation and directed by Tobias Kratzer.

Jeronimus ALFRED REITER Bass
Magdelone SUSAN BULLOCK Soprano
Leander MICHAEL PORTER Tenor
Henrik LIVIU HOLENDER Baritone
Arv SAMUEL LEVINE Tenor
Leonard MICHAEL McCOWN Tenor
Leonora MONIKA BUCZKOWSKA Soprano

Chor der Oper Frankfurt
Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
Conductor TITUS ENGEL

Stage Director TOBIAS KRATZER
Set and Costume Designer RAINER SELLMAIER
Lighting Designer JOACHIM KLEIN
Choreographer KINSUN CHAN

Film Director MYRIAM HOYER
Filmed on 2 and 4 December 2021 at Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
A production of Naxos in co-production with Oper Frankfurt

[2.110762 / NBD0174V]
Total playing time: 147 min.
Language: German · Subtitles: German, English, Japanese, Korean
DVD: NTSC 16:9 · Dolby Digital 2.0 and DTS 5.1 · DVD 9 · Region: 0
BD: HD 16:9 · PCM Stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 · BD 50 · Region: A, B, C