DVD + Blu-Ray:
Prokofiev: The Fiery Angel from Theater an der Wien
"A scenic sensation.” (Kurier) // “Aušrinė Stundytė succeeds in her singing balancing act between eruptive power and vulnerability.” (Die Presse)
Renata is obsessed with the love for the “fiery angel”. Ruprecht, in love with Renata, wants to free her from the madness, but all his efforts are in vain. She goes to the monastery, but here too she is being haunted by the image of the fiery angel. The Inquisition accuses Renata of witchcraft and sentences her to death. Prokofiev's Fiery Angel is one of the outstanding operas of the 20th century. With her production, director Andrea Breth moves the action from 16th century Germany to the sterile environment of a modern psychiatric ward. The atmosphere of this prison-like place is sombre. “Musically gripping, scenically intense.” (Wiener Zeitung)
Czech Crystal Award - Recordings of Stage Work - at Golden Prague International Television Festival 2021.
Original title Prokofiev: The Fiery Angel from Theater an der Wien
Genre Opera
Recording location Theater an der Wien, March 2021
Duration 124 mins
Production Company A co-production of Unitel for Theater an der Wien and Vereinigte Bühnen Wien and Mezzo with the support of AGRANA
Composer Sergei Prokofiev
Orchestra / Band ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Conductor Constantin Trinks
Choir Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Chorus Master Erwin Ortner
Stage Director Andrea Breth
Soloist Bo Skovhus, Ausrine Stundyte, Natascha Petrinsky, Elena Zaremba, Nikolai Schukoff
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