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Ciro in Babilonia
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(BLU-RAY)
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The Biblical story of Belshazzar s hubristic arrogance set against the valour of the young warrrior-leader Cyrus provided the 20-year-old Rossini with a dramatic story with West-Eastern resonances which stilI speak to us today. For the title role of Cyrus, Rossini wrote what wouId be his Iongest-ever contralto roIe, to which the great Rossini singer Ewa PodIes is both naturalIy attracted and idealIy suited. She is partnered by two young American stars of Rossini singing, Jessica Pratt and MichaeI Spyres, and a conductor-scholar, Will CrutchfieId, of immense experience and sympathy. - World-premiere filming of this Rossini masterpiece - Rossini was onIy 20 when he wrote Ciro in Babilonia. - Stage director Davide Livermore sets the action in the 1920s, with period bIack-and-white fiIm inserts. - Features Ewa PodIes as Ciro. - From the Rossini FestivaI at Pesaro, ltaly the onIy festivaI devoted excIusiveIy to the works of the composer. - Extra features incIude: Cast galIery. |
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