Gluck: 300 Years (2006)

Collection of three award-winning productions of operas composed by Gluck,who was born 300 years ago in 1714. Constantinos Carydis conducts the Staatsoper Stuttgart Orchestra and Chorus in a 2006 performance of 'Alceste' with Catherine Naglestad and Donald Kaasch among the cast. The Opernhaus Zürich's La Scintilla Orchestra are led by William Christie in a production of 'Iphigénie en Tauride' from 2001 which stars Rodney Gilfry and Juliette Galstian. Finally,the Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus are conducted by Hartmut Haenchen in a performance of 'Orfeo ed Euridice' featuring Jochen Kowalski and Gillian Webster,recorded in 1991.