Meyerbeer: L'Africaine

Release Date: 29th Jan 2016
Catalogue No: 109181
Label: Arthaus Musik
Series: Hi-Res Audio

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Live from the San Francisco Opera House, 1988
Shirley Verrett (Selika), Plácido Domingo (Vasco da Gama), Ruth Ann Swenson (Ines), Justino Díaz (Nelusko), Michael Devlin (Don Pedro), Philip Skinner (Don Diego), Joseph Rouleau (Grand Inquisitor), Kevin Anderson (Alvar), Patricia Spence (Anna), Mark Delavan (High Priest of Brahma), S. Seigel (Priest)
Chorus, Orchestra and Ballet of the San Francisco Opera
Maurizio Arena

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Stage direction by Lotfi Mansouri

Directed for television and video by Brian Large

Plácido Domingo as Vasco da Gama and Shirley Verrett as the African queen, whom he has enslaved, star in Giacomo Meyerbeer‘s spectacular grand opera L’Africaine, in a colourfully exotic production by Lotfi Mansouri, under the sensitive musical direction of Maurizio Arena. The visual splendour of Wolfram Skalicki’s designs matches the vocal distinction of the cast in this seldom performed masterpiece. Director Brian Large captured this magical performance from the San Francisco Opera House for video in 1988.

Blu-ray Disc with High Resolution Audio in 192 kHz

This series of Hi-Res Audio releases features the pure sound experience of studio master tapes, available digitally for the first time in their uncompressed form. The 24 Bit resolution with 192 kHz sampling rate enable a whole new way to listen to the original.

Sound Formats: PCM 192 kHz / 48 kHz

Picture Format: 4:3

Languages/Subtitles: FR (Original Language), GB, DE, ES, IT

Blu-ray Disc 50 GB (Dual Layer)

Resolution: 1080i High Definition (Upscale)

Running Time: 194 mins

FSK: 0

Region: worldwide

Meyerbeer: L'Africaine

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