Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Translucence transparency – warmth’ are the qualities identified by Bernard Haitink as necessary for an ideal sound performance of Beethoven&s only opera & all are present in this fantastic recording of Katharina Thalbach&s 2008 production for Opernhaus Zurich Haitink conducts the Zurich Opera Orchestra in a magnificent performance in which Leonore Overture No 3 provides an interlude between the two scenes of the second act following a tradition started by Gustav Mahler German soprano Melanie Diener in the role of Leonore leads a brilliant cast including Alfred Muff as Rocco Roberto Saccà as Florestan Sandra Trattnigg as Marzelline & Christoph Strehl as Jaquino This High Definition recording with true surround sound marks the start of the exciting collaboration between Opus Arte & Opernhaus Zurich Cast Melanie Diener (Leonore) Roberto Saccà (Florestan) Sandra Trattnigg (Marzelline) Alfred Muff (Rocco) Lucio Gallo (Don Pizarro) Zurich Opera Chorus & Orchestra; Bernard Haitink Stage Director Katherina Thalbach Catalogue Number OA1023D Date of Performance 2008 Running Time 149 minutes Sound 20 PCM & 50 DTS Aspect Ratio 169 Anamorphic Subtitles EN FR E ES Label Opus Arte