David Daniels

This modern interpretation of Georg Frederick Handel's opera focuses on Rinaldo's attempts to break free from enchantress Armida and reunite with his true love, Almirena. In addition to the live performance, the program also includes a Handel documentary, which explores the composer's career and many achievements.

The Peter Sellars production of Handel's "Theodora", recorded live at the Glyndebourne Festival in May 1996. Dawn Upshaw stars as Theodora, with David Daniels as Didymus, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson as Irene, Richard Croft as Septimius, and Frode Olsen as Valens. William Christie conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

La production à succès inventive de David McVicar de l'opéra le plus populaire de Haendel raconte l'histoire de la conquête de l'Égypte par César - et de sa reine, Cléopâtre - à l'ère de l'impérialisme britannique du XIXe siècle, tout en incluant des éléments du théâtre baroque et des films de Bollywood. David Daniels dans le rôle-titre et Natalie Dessay dans le rôle de Cléopâtre dirigent le casting. Christophe Dumaux est Ptolémée, le frère de Cléopâtre, et Alice Coote et Patricia Bardon incarnent Sesto et Cornelia, fils et veuve de Pompée, l'adversaire de César. Le spécialiste de la musique ancienne Harry Bicket dirige et joue le continuo de clavecin.

Airs et scènes les plus célèbres de l'opéra baroque.

This is a live performance of BENJAMIN BRITTEN's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" shot at Teatro del Liceu in April of 2005 featuring singers DAVID DANIELS, OFELIA SALA, GORDON GIETZ & WILLIAM DAZELEY. HARRY BICKET conducts Orquestra Simfonica del Gran Teatro del Liceu. The production received such great reviews & audience reaction that performances continued in various opera houses throughout Europe that same year. The stage direction by ROBERT CARSEN also received rave reviews and is what is seen here in this program.

Heavenly Voices tells the story of the castrato phenomenon, and how the most gifted amongst these singers rose to international stardom. Max Emanuel Cencic and Philippe Jaroussky, two of today's singing stars, take us back in time and talk about operatic entertainment in the Baroque Age. This is illustrated by paintings and prints from the time as well as major performances of today. In this film, many countertenors are featured in famous roles and in interviews, amongst them Jochen Kowalski, Andreas Scholl, David Daniels, Daniel Behle and Valer Barna-Sabadus.