Rossini - La Pietra del Paragone [2 DVDs]DVD
The renowned Rossini expert Alberto Zedda, inspired by the creative brilliance of Pier Luigi Pizzi's production, leads a fizzing account of Rossini's 1812 comic opera - the composer's first La Scala commission. Filmed in 2007 with High Definition cameras and recorded in true surround sound. Press Reviews " An elegant comedy, brimming with intelligence and expressive beauty, which had a colossal success at its opening in Pesaro. . . It is a heavenly blessing to listen to this Rossini . . . This production has two particular strengths which bring it to the level of exceptionality: the first one is the musical direction by Alberto Zedda, the great Rossinian maestro of our time. . . He is just extraordinary. . . The second is the stage and set direction by Pier Luigi Pizzi. The Milan maestro is the Prince of theatre architecture. . . The singers believe the story and their performance is superb, both theatrically and musically. " ( El Pais) " Updating the comedy to a modern holiday villa in the Romagna, hidden among tall, cool pine trees, we have a cast of venal freeloaders lounging round the pool, snacking off endless trays of food and slurping the count's best vintages. . . Alberto Zedda keeps both plot and music bubbling along deliciously. " ( B B C Music Magazine) Cast Laura Brioli ( Baronessa Aspasia) Marie-Ange Todorovich ( Marchesa Clarice) Raúl Giménez ( Cavalier Giocondo) Marco Vinco ( Count Asdrubale) Paolo Bordogna ( Pacuvio) Pietro Spagnoli ( Macrobio) Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real; Alberto Zedda
Stage Director: Pier Luigi Pizzi Catalogue Number: O A0987 D Date of Performance: 2007 Running Time: 189 minutes Sound: D T S Surround 5. 1; L P C M Stereo Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Subtitles: E N, F R, D E, E S, I T Label: Opus Arte
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