Thursday, January 10, 2019

Rachmaninov: The Miserly Knight (2005), 7

1h 14min | Music, Musical | TV (2005)
An impoverished knight is at odds with his rich but miserly father.
Stage Director: Annabel Arden
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski

Watched online, ok print.

The dvd for Gianni Schicchi mentioned that they paired this opera with that, and it makes some sense. This is the tragic version, while that is the comedic.

First performance 1906

Place: England
The Middle Ages

I'm very confused by the acrobat hovering over the proceedings. Is s/he Death? No explanation found on the dvd or the pamphlet of "Aerialist".

Generic synopsis here.

Cast
Sergei Leiferkus (The Baron)
Richard Berkeley-Steele (Albert)
Maxim Mikhailov (The Servant)
Viacheslav Voynarovskiy (The Money-lender)
Albert Schagidullin (The Duke)
Matilda Leyser (Aerialist)
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Rated (none)

Glyndebourne Opera, cond. Jurowski; 7