Szymanowski: Król Roger: Royal Opera House (Antonio Pappano) (2015)
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1h 28min
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- Synopsis:
Kasper Holten's production (The Royal Opera's first) of Król Roger (King Roger) brought the opera back to the London stage after an absence of almost 40 years. Karol Szymanowski's masterpiece powerfully presents the dilemmas of culture versus nature and man versus beast, and movingly depicts King Roger's inner struggles as he moves from an impossible life of repressed desires to the other extreme, giving in to his own demons. Meanwhile Roger's people, seduced by the promises of the mysterious Shepherd, are drawn towards totalitarianism and repression. Antonio Pappano conducts Szymanowski's opulent and beautiful score, with a cast including Mariusz Kwiecien as Roger (one of the greatest interpreters of the role today), Saimir Pirgu as the Shepherd, and Georgia Jarman in her Royal Opera debut as Roger's loving queen Roxana. - Actors:
- Mariusz Kwiecien, Saimir Pirgu, Georgia Jarman, Kim Begley, Alan Ewing, Agnes Zwierko, Neil Gillespie, Kiera Lyness, Nathan Vale, Vittorio Bertolli, James Cousins, Jozsef Forro, Joel Fritzon, Martin Lindinger, Theo Samsworth, Fernando Troya, Aaron Vickers, Joseph Walking, Renaud Wiser, Antonio Pappano
- Aka:
- Król Roger, Opera in three acts
- Studio:
- Opus Arte
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
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- Release Date:
- Not available for rental
- Run Time:
- 88 minutes
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