Unitel and Classica present Eugen d’Albert TIEFLAND Matthias Goerne Peter Seiffert Petra Maria Schnitzer László Polgár Franz Welser-Möst Opernhaus Zürich Eugen d’Albert TIEFLAND Conductor Franz Welser-Möst ugen d’Albert chose a most unusual subject for his opera Orchestra Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House “Tiefland”, his most widely known opera, which has Chorus Chorus of the Zurich Opera House E undergone a remarkable renaissance over the past years. Chorus Master Ernst Raffelsberger He based his work on the deeply moving stage play “Terra baixa” by the Catalan dramatist Angel Guimerà. The play contrasts the Sebastiano Matthias Goerne unspoiled life high in the Pyrenees, where people are still intimately tommaso László Polgár connected to nature, with the corruption of the industrialized Moruccio Valeriy Murga lowlands – “Tiefland”. The opera is a kind of psycho-thriller that Marta Petra Maria Schnitzer unfolds a powerful theatrical impact through strong symbols and Pepa Christiane Kohl d’Albert’s rousing, emotionally charged music. Antonia Liuba Chuchrova Rosalia Kismara Pessati With Franz Welser-Möst leading the Zürcher Opernorchester nuri Eva Liebau and stage director Matthias Hartmann in charge of the Pedro Peter Seiffert production, the rarely played work is in the hands of two nando Rudolf Schasching sensitive interpreters. The vocal achievements were also hailed Boy Michael Mrosek by the press. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, wrote: “Peter Seiffert in the demanding tenor role of Pedro, Petra Schnitzer, who lent her expansive soprano to Marta, and baritone Matthias Staged by Matthias Hartmann Goerne as Sebastiano all sang with exemplary luminousness and absolute commitment”. Video Director Felix Breisach D’Albert, a celebrated piano virtuoso throughout Europe in his early years, developed thanks to his friendships with several Length 142’ great musicians of the time – the conductor Hans Richter and the composers Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms – compositional Shot in HDTV 1080 ambitions very early on. At the age of 18 d’Albert attended Cat. no. A90500923 the world premiere of Richard Wagner’s “Parsifal”. Wagner’s influence is easy to trace in his works, which pick up the Bayreuth master’s leitmotif technique. Moreover, d’Albert’s admiration of A Zurich Opera House production verismo in Italian opera also emerges in his works, especially in “Tiefland”, which was premiered in 1903. The score’s atmospheric references to nature also set a magical, impressionistic mood. Design: luebbeke.com WORLD SALES: C Major Entertainment +49-(0)3030306464 All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories [email protected] Photos: © Suzanne Schwiertz.