Britten: Death in Venice (English National Opera)

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Deborah Warner’s beautiful and evocative production of Britten’s final operatic masterpiece has been acclaimed as an ‘exquisitely achieved marriage of music, drama and design’ (The Independent). In Britten’s luminous and compelling interpretation of Thomas Mann’s classic novella, the ageing writer Gustav von Aschenbach’s infatuation with the Polish boy Tadzio and his subsequent decline are portrayed in a ‘remarkable and harrowingly believable’ performance (The Guardian) by John Graham-Hall, who had already won golden opinions for singing the role of Aschenbach at La Scala. The superb ENO chorus and orchestra are conducted by Edward Gardner, a long-standing champion of Britten’s music.

Presto Recordings of the Year - Finalist 2014

Gramophone Awards - Finalist - Opera - 2014

Gustav von Aschenbach: John Graham-Hall
Traveller/Elderly Fop/: Andrew Shore
Gondolier/Barber/ Hotel Manager
Player/Dionysus
Apollo: Tim Mead
Tadzio: Sam Zaldivar
The Polish Mother: Laura Caldow
Her Two Daughters: Mia Angelina Mather/Xhuliana Shehu
The Governess: Joyce Henderson
Jaschiu, Tadzio's friend: Marcio Teixeira

Orchestra and Chorus of the English National Opera

Director: Deborah Warner
Conductor: Edward Gardner

Recorded live at The London Coliseum, June 2013

Catalogue numbers: OA1130D (DVD) / OABD7141D (BLU-RAY)

Release Date - March 2014

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