Liszt: Mayerling - DVD

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Liszt: Mayerling (OA1028D) (2009)<br /> <br /> Edward Watson (Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary); Mara Galeazzi (Baroness Mary Vetsera); The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Barry Wordsworth<br /> <br /> Edward Watson takes the role of Crown Prince Rudolf in Kenneth MacMillan's compelling ballet which lives out the final eight years of Rudolf’s life with its relentless<br /> downward spiral of political intrigue, drugs and murder. It<br /> culminates with the suicide pact at the hunting lodge -<br /> known as Mayerling - between Rudolf and his 17-year-old<br /> mistress, Mary Vetsera (Mara Galeazzi). Filmed in high<br /> definition and recorded in true surround sound.<br /> <br /> "…while Mara Galeazzi as Mary Vetsera nearly stole the<br /> show with her natural conviction, exuberance and<br /> authoritative technique, the evening belonged to Watson as Rudolf, one of the most challenging male roles ever created." (The Sunday Express )<br /> <br /> "A contorted Edward Watson as death-obsessed Austrian royalty leads a brilliant Royal Ballet ensemble in Opus Arte’s second DVD of Kenneth MacMillan’s stunner. " (BBC Music Magazine)