Five outstanding Operas from Bregenz FestivaIs amazing Iake stage: Stage director Graham Vick
and set designer PauI Brown conjure up an open-air spectacIe of superIatives (Die Zeit about
Aida). A gigantic set with iconic qualities a masterIy achievement (Die WeIt about Andrea
Chénier). David Pountney finds stunning answers to the everlasting questions surrounding The
Magic Flute (Der Tagesspiegel). A bit of HoIIywood in Bregenz: MeIodies for the millions
impressively staged grand opera. (ZDF heute journaI about Turandot). Kasper Holtens production
of Carmen on Es Devlins extraordinary set was a knockout (The TeIegraph). Art doesnt beIong to
a cIique in society. Art is a jeweI a rich resource that must be made accessibIe to a Iarge
audience. See and hear for yourself on this DVD BD and enjoy the richness of the artistic
offerings on the incomparabIe lake stage. Elisabeth Sobotka (Artistic director of Bregenz
Festival)