Die Vögel

Walter Braunfels Die Vögel (The Birds) opera to a libretto by the composer. Directed 2009 by Darko Tresnjak at the Los Angeles Opera. Stars Désirée Rancatore, Brandon Jovanovich, James Johnson, Martin Gantner, Stacey Tappan, Brian Mulligan, Matthew Moore, Daniel Armstrong, Valerie Vinzant, Courtney Taylor, John Kimberling, Renee Sousa, Rebecca Tomlinson, Ayana Haviv, Nicole Fernandes, Tara Victoria Smith, Adriana Manfredi, Helene Quintana, Amber Erwin, and Jennifer Wallace. James Conlon conducts the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra (Concert Master Stuart Canin) and Chorus (Chorus Master Grant Gershon). Set design by David P. Gordon; costume design by Linda Cho, lighting design by David Weiner, choreography by Peggy Hickey; directed for home video by Kenneth Shapiro. Released 2010, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio surround sound. Grade B

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