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CAVALIERI: RAPPRESENTATIONE DI ANIMA ET DI CORPO

Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo staged by Robert Carsen at the Theater an der Wien in 2021 with Anett Fritsch and Daniel Schmutzhard.

Opera in three acts (1600)
Libretto by Agostino Manni · Prologue by Robert Carsen

Emilio de’ Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo was premiered in 1600 in Rome. It was conceived to be performed in costume, bringing text and music together in a dramatic form, and is accepted as the first surviving opera, pre-dating works by Peri and Monteverdi. Its theme is the dialogue of Soul and Body, a pivotal concept of the Italian Counter-Reformation, presented in allegorical form. This production by the acclaimed director Robert Carsen was hailed as ‘an unmitigated, tremendous success’ and its ‘musical production was extraordinary’ (bachtrack.com).

Tempo / Mondo / Anima dannata GEORG NIGL Baritone
Intelletto CYRIL AUVITY Tenor
Anima ANETT FRITSCH Soprano
Corpo DANIEL SCHMUTZHARD Baritone
Consiglio FLORIAN BOESCH Bass-baritone
Angelo custode CARLO VISTOLI Countertenor

ARNOLD SCHOENBERG CHOR
IL GIARDINO ARMONICO
Conductor GIOVANNI ANTONINI

Stage Director ROBERT CARSEN
Set Designers ROBERT CARSEN and LUIS CARVALHO
Choreographer LORENA RANDI

Film Directors PETER LANDSMANN and PAUL LANDSMANN
Filmed in September 2021 at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria

[2110750 / NBD0161V]
Total playing time: 101 minutes · Language: Italian · Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Japanese, Korean
DVD: NTSC 16:9 · PCM stereo · DVD 9 · Region: 0 (Worldwide)
Blu-ray: HD 16:9 · PCM stereo · BD 25 · Region: A, B, C