Opera in 2 acts (prologue and six scenes)
Libretto: Rued Langgaard
First performance: 2 May 1999, Tiroler Landestheater, Innsbruck, Austria
Recorded: 29, 31 August and 2 September 2002, Ridehuset, Copenhagen
Lucifer - Sten Byriel
Spirit of Mystery - Anne Margrethe Dahl
Echo of Spirit of Mystery/ Mystical Voice - Helene Gjerris
The Mouth Speaking Great Things - Poul Elming
Despondency - Susanne Resmark
The Great Whore - Camilla Nylund
The Scarlet Beast - Jon Ketilsson
The Lie - Johnny van Hal
Hatred - John Lundgren
The Voice of God - Morten Suurballe
Set and costume designer: Bente Lykke Moller
Lighting designer: Linus Fellbom
Artistic directors: Kasper Bech Holten (The Royal Danish Opera) and Per Erik Veng (DNSO / DR)
Co-production by The Royal Danish Theatre and The Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Recording producer: Preben Iwan
A religious mystery opera. A magnificent doomsday vision. A full length nightmare.
Dacapo' Records' very first opera DVD features Rued Langgaard's powerful vision of the coming of Antikrist in the spectacular co-production with the Royal Danish Opera and the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) from 2002. No punches are pulled as the composer's breathtaking revelation unfolds with its intriguing allegorical characters and its powerful statement about the moral decay of modern society
Bonus material
*Langgaard and Antichrist - the rocky road from idea to world premiere (Film, 20 min)
*Commentary track by conductor Thomas Dausgaard and stage director Staffan Valdemar Holm |
[ NTSC ] (1080i)