The Rake's Progress [2 Discs]

Overview

The Brussels based La Monnaie - De Munt mounted and launched this production of Stravinsky's opera +The Rake's Progress, directed by Robert LePage. This particular version updates the familiar setting of vice-ridden London to 1950s Las Vegas, with set designs heavily influenced by postwar American television. Laura Claycomb, Andrew Kennedy and William Shimell co-star; The Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of La Monnaie - De Munt provide musical accompaniment.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/26/2008
UPC:	0809478009917
Original Release:	2007
Source:	Bbc / Opus Arte
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:54:00
Sales rank:	54,527

Special Features

Illustrated synopsis; Cast gallery; Interview with Robert Lepage; Insight into rehearsals, costumes & make-up; Storyboards

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Laura Claycomb	Anne Trulove
Andrew Kennedy	Tom Rakewell
William Shimell	Nick Shadow
Julianne Young	Mother Goose
Dagmar Peckova	Baba The Turk
Jeffery Darren	Trulove
Donal J. Byrne	Sellem
Shadi Torbey	Keeper of The Madhouse
Darren Jeffrey	Trulove
Kazushi Ono	Conductor
La Monnaie De Munt Sym Orch And Chor	Performer
Igor Stravinsky	Composer

Technical Credits

Robert Lepage

Director

Editorial Reviews

[Grade: A] The cast would be hard to beat anywhere. Laura Claycomb, a Southern Methodist University alum, is an irresistible, radiant-voiced Anne, and Andrew Kennedy, with an easy lyric tenor, perfectly portrays Tom's disintegration.