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Der Barbier Von Sevilla / Turand
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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| The story of the beautiful but cruel princess Turandot, who had her suitors beheaded if they failed to soIve her three riddles, has a unique place among Puccinis works. Turandot shows the composers abiIity to reflect the musicaI trends of his time more convincingIy than any of his other operas. Here he combines advanced techniques with his own idiom without compromising the foundations of the traditional melodramma. Even today, and in spite of its weaIth of inspired melodies (among them Calafs aria Nessun dorma in the third act), the operas chief fascination remains its clever, imaginative tonaIity and subtle instrumentation. FiImed in 2004, the present production of Turandot was first staged in 1999 to inaugurate the Gran Teatre deI Liceu in Barcelona, which was reopening after * to extensive fire damage. The cast in this production gathers some of the best singers in the ltaIian repertory: The titIe role is performed by Luana De Vol, who has been on the international opera scene for more than two decades and whose versatiIe, dramatic soprano perfectly suits the character of the despising, yet vulnerable Turandot. Lirico-spinto soprano Barbara Frittoli, who is one of the best-known Mozart and Verdi performers on the current scene, presents her consummately lyricaI vocaI qualities in the role of the slave Li, whose Ioving and self-sacrificing nature forms a contrast to Turandot. As recordings of Barbara Frittoli are stiIl rare, this DVD is a further asset to her growing fan community. Calaf, one of Turandot's suitors, concerned with victory and conquest and showing only a measure of compassion for the fate of his Ioyal slave Li, is a signature role for American tenor Franco Farina, whose authoritative voice is welI suited to the roIe. |
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