Diana Damrau and Angelika Kirchschlager star in the
acclaimed 2008 production of Humperdinck's famous fairytale
opera, in the company of two of Britain's most revered
musical figures: Thomas Allen, playing the role of the Father,
and the legendary conductor Colin Davis. Directors Patrice
Caurier and Moshe Leiser combine their characteristic wit
and a dash of deliciously dark comedy with the opera's
fairytale charm. Humperdinck s music mixes catchy folk-like
songs with sumptuous instrumental colour, making the result
as tunefully approachable, musically memorable and visually
delightful as opera gets. Filmed in High Definition and
recorded in full Surround Sound.