This 2000 production by the Semperopera Dresden makes perhaps the best case yet for opera on DVD. A magical, brilliant, breathtaking musical performance in a staging that is inventive, compelling and involving. I simply adored this disc! Cast is uniformly excellent, with a particular nod to the Composer of Sophie Koch. Colin Davis leads an exquisite, nuanced reading from the Dresdeners, and the sound and image are first rate. Splendid!