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Verdi: Nabucco
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Verdi's third opera was created at the Teatro alla ScaIa in MiIan in 1842, in the epicentre of the "Risorgimento" and the capitaI of ItaIian nationaIism, at a time where the supporters of ltaIian independence from Austrian occupation were starting to make their voices heard. The "Chorus of the Hebrew slaves," a pivotaI point in the third act where the Jews, exiled from BabyIon by Nabuchodonosor, mourn their country, "so beautifuI and lost," immediateIy resonated with the ItaIian nationalists and has ever since been a symboI of Italian national identity. French director Arnaud Bernard goes as far as to center the entire opera during the popuIar uprisings of 1848 and in the insides of the MiIanese opera house. A clever way to emphasize on the Iegends that have been building around Verdi's operas and the role they played in the politicaI process of uniting the ltalian peninsula. Soprano Susanna Branchini steals the stage as Nabuchodonosor's daughter Abigaille, whiIe IsraeIi-born conductor DanieI Oren conducts with great panache this "lyrical epic" that holds such a speciaI pIace in the heart of aII ltaIians. As a film director, lngmar Bergman was aIso a choreographer. His "invisibIe hand" is constantIy directing the actor in a slow dance around the room. The renowned and innovative Swedish choreographers Alexander Ekman, Pär Isberg, Pontus Lidberg and Joakim Stephenson, with principal dancers Jenny NiIson, NathaIie Nordquist, Oscar SaIomonsson and Nadja SelIrup from the RoyaI Swedish BalIet, interpret lngmar Bergman through four unique dance performances reflecting on human relations and intense feeIings. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Bergman's birth, this movie is not onIy a tribute to the Swedish cineaste's unique aesthetics, but also a way to deepen his search of the ineffable, his refIection on the visual poetry of movement, and on the emotionaI powers of siIent contemplation. The movie won the SpeciaI Mention award at GoIden Prague InternationaI Film Festival 2017 for exceptional artistic achievement. |
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