Das Liebesverbot
Subtitle: opera in two acts
By: a Teatro Real, Sintonía Media, Euroarts production in coproduction with TVE ; by Richard Wagner ; libretto by Richard Wagner ; Kasper Holten, stage director ; TV director, János Darvas ; TVE producer, José María Uruñuela Repes
Contributors: Aarfing, Steffen, 1955- set designer, costume designer; Fabricius, Signe, 1971- choreographer; Poet, Bruno, lighting designer; Maltman, Christopher, singer; Lodahl, Peter, 1974- singer; Arcayürek, Ilker, 1984- singer; Alegret, David, 1972- singer; Jerusalem, David, singer; Uhl, Manuela, singer; Miró, María, singer; Jerkunica, Ante, 1978- singer; Bolton, Ivor, conductor; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Coro; Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid; Teatro Real (Madrid, Spain); Sintonía Media (Firm); EuroArts Entertainment; Televisión Española; Opus Arte (Firm)
Published: 2017
Language: ger
Format: [videorecording] ;
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Operas
Description: Mariana has left her career-minded husband Viceroy Friedrich, and lives in a convent with Isabella. When Friedrich arrests Isabella's brother Claudio for immorality, his friend Luzio goes to her and implores her to ask the Viceroy for mercy. The Viceroy agrees, but only if Isabella will sleep with him. She agrees, but hatches a plan to send Mariana in her place.
Notes: Opera in 2 acts.

Includes program notes by Chris Walton and synopsis in English, French and German (23 pages : color portraits) inserted in container.

Title from disc label.

Based on William Shakespeare's Measure by measure.

Originally produced for television in 2016.

Edition recorded: Breitkopf & Härtel.

Kaspar Holten, stage director ; Steffen Aarfing, set and costume designer ; Signe Fabricius, choreographer ; Bruno Poet, lighting designer.

Christopher Maltman (Friedrich); Peter Lodahl (Lucio); Ilker Arcayürek (Claudio); David Alegret (Antonio); David Jerusalem (Angelo); Manuela Uhl (isabella) ; María Miró (Mariana); Ante Jerkunica (Brighella) ; Coro y Orquesta Titulares del Teatro Real ; Ivor Bolton, conductor.

Recorded 2016 March 3 and 5 Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain.

DVD; NTSC; all regions; DTS digital surround and stereo soundtracks; anamorphic widescreen 16:9.

Sung in German; optional subtitles in English, French, German, Japanese and Korean.