Isaac Albeniz - Merlin [2 DVDs] - Naxos Deutschland

Enjoy the world premiere of the full and original version of Merlin by Isaac Albeniz, over a century after he completed the work. Albeniz composed this "Wagnerian" opera to an English libretto by his patron Francis Burdett Money-Coutts between 1898 and 1902. Many believed the score was lost, until the conductor Jose de Eusebio reconstructed it fron various manuscript sources and publishers' proofs. For this stunning production, director John Dew created a world of magic and fantasy, using evocative sets and splendid lightning.

Merlin: David Wilson-Johnson
Morgan le Fay: Eva Marton
Arthur: Stuart Skelton
Nivian: Caroö Vaness
Mordred: Angel Odena
King Lot of Orkney: Victor Garcia Sierra
Gawain: Angel Rodriguez
Sir Ector: Juan Tomas Martinez
Sir Pellinore: Federico Gallar
Kay: Eduardo Santamaria
The Archbishop of Canterbury: Stephen Morscheck
Coro y Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real (Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid)
Coro de Ninos de la Comunidad de Madrid