Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787), called the opera reformer of the 18th century, greatly influenced the development of music theatre in his time. In honour of his 300th birthday, Arthaus Musik releases this special Blu-ray filled with three prize-winning productions of his most popular operas: Alceste from Stuttgart, awarded “performance of the year” in 2006 by the magazine Opernwelt, Iphigénie en Tauride from Zurich, led by baroque specialist William Christie, and Harry Kupfer’s legendary production of Orfeo ed Euridice from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden with Jochen Kowalski in the title role, which won the Olivier Award.

Bonus: Winds of Change, Winds of Love – The Life of Christoph Willibald Gluck (A Film by Inger Åby)

Sound Format: PCM Stereo

Picture Formats: 16:9 (Alceste, Iphigénie en Tauride) / 4:3 (Orfeo ed Euridice)

Blu-ray Disc: 50 GB (Dual Layer)

Resolution: 1080/60i (Upscale)

Subtitle Languages: GB, DE, FR, ES, IT

Running Time: 356 mins + 60 mins (Bonus)

FSK: 0

Region Code: worldwide

Worldwide available

Artists

Catherine Naglestad (Alceste), Donald Kaasch (Admète), Bernhard Schneider (Evandre), Catriona Smith (Le Coryphée), Johan Rydh (Grand Prêtre d'Apollon/Dieu infernal), Nam Soo Kim (La voix de l'Oracle), Motti Kastón (Apollon), Michael Ebbecke (Hercule), Wolfgang Probst (Un Héraut), Juliette Galstian (Iphigenie), Rodney Gilfrey (Oreste), Deon Van Der Walt (Pylades), Anton Scharinger (Thoas) & Martina Janková (Goddess Diana), Jochen Kowalski (Orfeo), Gillian Webster (Euridice), Jeremy Budd (Amor)

Staatsopernchor Stuttgart & Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra « La Scintilla » of The Zurich Opera House (on historical instruments), Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Constantinos Carydis (conductor) & Jossi Wieler, Sergio Morabito (stage directors), William Christie (conductor) & Claus Guth (stage director), Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) & Harry Kupfer (stage director)