LIVE RECORDING FROM THE ZURICH OPERA HOUSE, 2006 Il Podest Don Anchise RUDOLF SCHASCHING Sandrina EVA MEI Il Contino Belfi ore CHRISTOPH STREHL Arminda ISABEL REY Il Cavalier Ramiro LILIANA NIKITEANU ZURICH OPERA HOUSE Conductor NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT Stage Director TOBIAS MORETTI In Mozarts anniversary year, Nikolaus Harnoncourt presented his interpretation of La Finta Giardiniera, a long-forgotten wonderfully tragicomic opera by the young Mozart. Almost a quarter of a century ago Harnoncourt had released his reading of the rediscovered work on CD, but in this version from the Zurich Opera House, the great Mozart magician conducted a staged production for the first time, making the premiere an event in itself. The Zurich Opera House gathered a star studded cast for this production: Italian soprano Eva Mei sings the Countess Violante while Spanisch soprano Isabel Rey is her opponent Arminda. Liliana Nikiteanu as Cavaliere Ramiro, Rudolf Schasching as Il Podest Don Anchise and Christoph Strehl as Il Contino Belfiore make this production an overwhelming experience. Tobias Moretti, a popular Austrian actor with a musical background presented his second opera staging, to high praise from audience and critics alike. He sees this opera about mistaken identities and true love within a hierarchical order as a play on societal conditions at the onset of the enlightenment. This interpretation is supported by the simple and effective stage and costume design by the team Glittenberg | Martin | Dornhauser. Sound Format: PCM Stereo, dts-HD Master Audio 7.1 Picture Format: 16:9 Resolution: 1080i FULL HD Subtitle Languages: IT (Original Language), GB, DE, FR, IT, ES Running Time: 187 mins Blu-ray Disc: 50 GB (Dual Layer) FSK: 0 Region Code: Worldwide