Recorded at Glyndebourne’s superb opera house, this lavishly praised production of Rossini’s forgotten and unusual tragic opera has proved to be an unequivocal success. Based on Racine’s Andromaque, this account of the Greek and Trojan love tangle has been set by Graham Vick in the classically-inspired auditorium of an Italian opera house, rather than in ancient Greece. The set designs, with their striking colours, forms and lighting are as if created especially for the small screen.With the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Subtitles: English / French / German / Italian / Portuguese / Spanish. "Ermione leapt into the house as a drama - engaging, fiery, tragic, profound" OPERA "Glyndebourne pulls out all the stops to do a rarely performed Rossini tragedy proud ... Monday will surely go down in Glyndebourne’s history as one of the Great Nights - the first time it has mounted one of Rossini’s serious operas, and done so with outstanding success ... As Ermione galloped with headlong momentum to its hair-raising finishing line, you felt you had been through an emotional car-wash ..." THE TIMES
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