Alceste : [Paris version from 1776]

Author(s)

• Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von
• Du Roullet, François Louis Gaud Lebland, marquis
• Calzabigi, Ranieri de
• Euripides
• Kaasch, Donald
• Naglestad, Catherine
• Schneider, Bernhard, tenor
• Smith, Catriona
• Rydh, Johan
• Kim, Nam Soo
• Kastón, Motti
• Ebbecke, Michael
• Probst, Wolfgang
• Staatsopernchor Stuttgart
• Staatsorchester Stuttgart
• Carydis, Constantinos
• Wieler, Jossi
• Morabito, Sergio
• Viebrock, Anna
• Zimmermann, Klaus E.
• Münchmeyer, Nele
• Arthaus Musik (Firm)

Bibliographic Information

Alceste : [Paris version from 1776]

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Arthaus Musik, c2006

Videorecording（Videodisc）

Uniform Title

Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787 -- Alceste (1776)

Note

Tragic opera in three acts

Sung in French, with optional subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian

Libretto by François-Louis Gand Leblanc du Roullet, after Ranieri de' Calzabigi and Euripides

Donald Kaasch (Admète) ; Catherine Naglestad (Alceste) ; Bernhard Schneider (Évandre) ; Catriona Smith (Chorus leader) ; Johan Rydh (High priest/Thanatos) ; Nam Soo Kim (Voice of the Oracle) ; Motti Kastón (Apollo) ; Michael Ebbecke (Hercules) ; Wolfgang Probst (Herald) ; Staatsopernchor Stuttgart ; Staatsorchester Stuttgart ; Constantinos Carydis, conductor

Credits: Directors, Jossi Wieler, Sergio Morabito; stage design and costumes, Anna Viebrock; lighting, Klaus E. Zimmermann; directed for video by Nele Münchmeyer

Recorded: Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2006

Booklet with program notes in English, French and German (35 p. : ill.) inserted in container

DVD-video; PCM Stereo; NTSC

Arthaus Musik: 101 251

Details

• NCID: BA81531914
• Country Code: gw
• Title Language Code: fre
• Text Language Code: fre
• Original Language Code: fre
• Place of Publication: Leipzig
• Pages/Volumes: 1 videodisc (165 min.)
• Size: 4 3/4 in.
• Attached Material: 1 pamphlet
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Operas
• Uniform Title ID:
  • EA00191778