Product Review

Deborah Warner's universally acclaimed 2007 production, filmed and recorded live at ENO in 2013. Britten's final masterpiece, based on the famous Thomas Mann novella, features a stunning central performance by John Graham-Hall as Aeschenbach. Edward Gardner, long-standing champion of Britten's music, conducts the ENO chorus and orchestra. - (Gardner's) reading combines finesse and and nuance with dynamism, and makes for a magical performance...' - The Guardian