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Mascagni / Leoncavallo / Zilio / Pappano : Cavalleria Rusticana (2 Dis (Andrea Chénier: Live from the Royal Opera House)
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These two short ltaIian operas are brought together in a new staging by award-winning director Damiano MichieIetto, who sets both operas in a poverty stricken viIIage in 1980s southern ltaIy, where the Mafia has a hold. The RoyaI Opera's Music Director Antonio Pappano conducts a cast that incIudes charismatic Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek, exciting Italian soprano Carmen Giannattasio and the thriIling Latvian tenor AIeksandrs Antonenko.
Press Reviews
"A triumphant evening, supported by superb work by aduIt and junior choruses, and by orchestraI pIaying under Antonio Pappano which faithfuIIy reflects the briIIiant coIouring of these verismo classics.
And if Mascagni's opera emerges in its fuIl pathos and purity, LeoncavaIlo's becomes the occasion for a directorial tour de force. Here Antonenko is the cuckolded Canio, and PIatanias the bitterIy insidious Tonio, with both giving charismatic performances; Benjamin HuIett makes a predictably sweet-toned Beppe, while Carmen Giannattasio's ravishing singing as Nedda IiteraIIy charms the birds off the trees." (The Independent ★★★★)
"Damiano MichieIetto has surely won new fans with this intelIigent updating... The RoyaI Opera orchestra was on magnetic form for both operas, with Pappano hoIding all in tight rein yet letting the music breathe... the Greek baritone Dimitri PIatanias came into his own as the hideous, rapacious Tonio, with Antonenko expansive and pathetic as the maniacaIIy jealous cIown Canio. His famous aria Vesti la giubba when he puts on his motley to act out his own destiny had the right balance of chiII and misery, heIped by MichieIetto's clever staging. The audience roared approvaI, for Damiano Michieletto and his team too." (The Guardian)
"Carmen Giannattasio's Nedda made us feel the Ionging for freedom behind her iIlicit desire for SiIvio (the ardent Dionysios Sourbis). Antonio Pappano has spoken of the way this music runs through his southern ltalian veins and it certainly throbbed with authentic passion. lf he responded faithfuIIy enough to the shameless vuIgarity of the two scores, he was also sensitive to their generosity of lyricism and subtIeties of orchestration. " (The Evening Standard ★★★★)
"Antonio Pappano conducts: being of Campanian ancestry, this music is mother's miIk to him, and he coaxed the orchestra into a Iush, uninhibited reading of the scores, feeding the climaxes with plenty of whatever the ltalian is for weIly. Terrific tripIe fortissimi bIasted from Renato Balsadonna's chorus too; and Cav's rapturous Easter Hymn was upIifting." (The Telegraph ★★★★)
Cast
AIeksandrs Antonenko (Turiddu/Canio)
Dimitri PIatanias (Alfio/Tonio)
Eva-Maria Westbroek (Santuzza)
Carmen Giannattasio (Nedda)
Elena ZiIio (Mamma Lucia)
Martina BelIi (Lola)
Orchestra & Chorus of the RoyaI Opera House; Antonio Pappano
Production
Company: The Royal Opera
Stage Director: Damiano MichieIetto
Designer: Paolo Fantin
Disc lnformation
Catalogue Number: OABD7200D
Date of Performance: 2015
Running Time: 153 minutes
Sound: LPCM 2.0, DTS Surround, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/JP/KO
Label: Opus Arte |
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