Stage director Jean-Louis Grinda and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo present Verdi’s early smash hit opera Ernani. Ramon Vargas heads up an incredible cast in the heroic title role and maestro Daniele Callegari leads the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra in the sumptuous melodies of Verdi’s score.
Tosca comes alive in the open air of Israel’s Negev Desert, staged at the foot of the towering fortress of Masada. Starring Svetla Vassileva as the title heroine, Gustavo Porta as her beloved Cavaradossi, and Sergey Murzaev as the evil police chief, former Paris Opera Director Nicolas Joel’s 2015 production—captured here in 4K (ultra HD)!—reimagined Puccini’s resplendent opera on a breathtaking scale.
Part of Tutto Verdi series - Falstaff (2011) Parma. 'Falstaff' is an opera in three acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901). The libretto was adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare's 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' and scenes from 'Henry IV, parts 1 and 2'. The work premiered on 9 February 1893 at La Scala, Milan
This work predates Thchaikowsly’s for almost 4 years, and it is base don the Schiller play I have previously criticized for its lack of historical accuracy. It is essentially focused on three major voices, soprano, tenor and baritone, with a basso to spice it up. New Yorker Evan Bowers may not be a matinee idol, but he sails into the role with a bright, focused lyrico spinto tenor voice. Renato Bruson was 72 years old in 2008, when he took this role (first sung by him in1989) and it shows, with quite a wobble on many passages; yet his voice commands the stage and rises majestically in the ensembles. And then, Bulgarian Svetla Vassileva, who is not burned at the stake, as in “Maid”, but dies heroically in battle.
Часть серии Тутто Верди - Травиата (2007) в Парме. «Травиата» («Падшая женщина») - это опера в трех действиях Джузеппе Верди, поставленная на итальянское либретто Франческо Марии Пьяве. Он основан на «Дама с камелиями» (1852), пьесе по мотивам романа Александра Дюма, фильмов. Опера изначально называлась «Виолетта», в честь главной героине. Впервые он был исполнен 6 марта 1853 года в оперном театре Ла Фениче в Венеции. Пьяве и Верди хотели последовать примеру Дюма в современной опере, но власти в Ла Фениче настаивали на том, чтобы ее поставили после, «около 1700». Лишь в 1880-х годах были исполнены первоначальные желания композитора и либреттиста и поставлены «реалистичные» постановки.
