Prokofiev - War and Peace - Gunn, Kit, Mamsirova, Gouriakova - Bertini, Paris 20002*DVD9 - PAL - 16:9 - All Regions - PCM, Dolby Digital & DTS 5.1 210min. + 79min.
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese
TDK 2003
Natacha Rostova – Olga Guryakova, Prince André Bolkonski – Nathan Gunn, Comte Pierre Bezoukhov – Robert Brubaker, Maréchal Mikhail Koutouzov – Anatoli Kotcherga, Maria D. Akhrossimova – Elena Obraztsova, Napoléon – Vassili Gerello, Cometesse Hélène Bezoukhova – Elena Zaremba, Anatole Kouraguine – Stefan Margita, Princess Maria – Susanna Poretsky, Prince Nikolai A. Bolkonski – Leonid Zimnenko, Comte Ilia A. Rostov – Mikhail Kit, La cocher Balaga – Vladimir Matorine
Paris National Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Gary Bertini, conductor
Francesca Zambello, stage director
One of the reasons why this dramatic work is so difficult to stage is the huge number of performers – more than were ever used before. Even for the shortened version at the Paris opera, 43 singers and actors, making up a total of 62, were drawn from the original 72 parts. Even if one considers that some have only a few words to sing and that some of the parts are divided between the scenes in such a way that a singer can double up, the mere dimension of the work is a challenge in itself. -- Arthaus-Musik
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