Various Artists - Ariadne Auf Naxos: Staatskapelle Dresden (Thielemann) (Blu-ray disc)

Christian Thielemann conducts this Staatskapelle Dresden production of Richard Strauss' chamber opera. The opera follows events at the home of the wealthiest man in Vienna, who has booked both a comedy burlesque act and a serious opera group for entertainment. When the dinner runs long he declares that both forms of entertainment must take place at the same time - much to the chagrin of the opera's proud young composer. The stars of the production include Renée Fleming, Sophie Koch, Jane Archibald and Robert Dean Smith.