Angelika Kirchschlager (Sophie); Gordon Gietz (Stingo); Rodney Gilfry (Nathan); Dale Duesing (Narrator);
In 2002, Nicholas Maw’s opera Sophies Choice, based on the novel by William Styron, was given its premiere at the Royal Opera House. The subject had struck Maw when he had first watched the film several years previously, and he immediately felt it would be the most extraordinary basis for an opera. Commissioned by the Royal Opera House and BBC Radio 3, Maw embarkedon an adaptation of Styron’s book, which took six years to complete. Conducted by Simon Rattle, a long-term enthusiast of Nicholas Maw’s music, and with a wonderful cast led by Angelika Kirchschlager, Rod Gilfry, Dale Duesing and Gordon Gietz, the work won international acclaim and was later restaged in Washington, Berlin and Vienna.
The Royal Opera House celebrates the work of this British composer, who died in 2009, with the release on DVD of the BBC transmission, as broadcast live in December2002.
“the central performances of Angelika Kirschlager and Rodney Gilfry as doomed lovers Sophie and Nathan were deemed to be among the most committed and convincing ever seen at the Royal Opera House.” (The Independent)
“Maw’s last major work…merits the kind of serious attention which this admirable and timely release makes possible.” (Gramophone)
Extra features
Illustrated Synopsis and Cast gallery. Interview with Simon Rattle.
| PERFORMER | Kirchschlager/Gietz/Gilfry/Royal Opera House |
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