Purcell: King Arthur (Sung in English with German dialogue) Staatsoper unter den Linden, 2017 (DVD)

Henry Purcell
KING ARTHUR (Sung in English with German dialogue)

Libretto by John Dryden with German text by Wolfgang Wiens and Hans Duncker

singers:
Philidel / Shepherdess / Cupid / Siren / Nymph / Venus - Anett Fritsch
Priest / Shepherdess / She / Siren / Nymph - Robin Johannsen
Priest / He / Sylvan - Benno Schachtner
Priest / Herold / Sylvan / Comus - Mark Milhofer
Priest / Shepherd / Sylvan / Comus - Stephan Rügamer
Priest / Fisherman / Comus - Arttu Kataja
Priest / Grimbald / Cold Genius / Sylvan / Aeolus / Peasant / Comus - Johannes Weisser

actors:
Arthur - Michael Rotschopf
Oswald - Max Urlacher
Conon - Axel Wandtke
Merlin - Hans-Michael Rehberg
Osmond - Oliver Stokowski
Grimbald - Tom Radisch
Aurelius - Steffen Schortie Scheumann
Emmeline - Meike Droste
Matilda - Sigrid Maria Schnückel

Skills Ensemble
Berlin State Opera Chorus
(chorus master: Martin Wright)
Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik
René Jacobs, conductor

Sven-Eric Bechtolf and Julian Crouch, stage directors
Julian Crouch, set designer
Kevin Pollard, costume designer
Olaf Freese, lighting designer
Gail Skrela, choreographer

Recorded at the Staatsoper im Schiller Theater, Berlin, Germany, 19 and 21 January 2017.

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: AC3 2.0 / AC3 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Audio languages: English, German
Subtitles: English, German, French, Japanese, Korean
Running time: 170 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)