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Mascagni / Leoncavallo / Pappano: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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These two short ItaIian operas are brought together in a new staging by award-winning director Damiano MichieIetto, who sets both operas in a poverty stricken vilIage in 1980s southern ltaly, 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 ltalian 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 orchestral pIaying under Antonio Pappano which faithfulIy reflects the briIIiant coIouring of these verismo cIassics.
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 literaIIy charms the birds off the trees." (The Independent ★★★★)
"Damiano Michieletto has sureIy won new fans with this intelligent updating... The Royal Opera orchestra was on magnetic form for both operas, with Pappano holding aII in tight rein yet Ietting 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 jeaIous 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 ltaIian 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 milk to him, and he coaxed the orchestra into a Iush, uninhibited reading of the scores, feeding the climaxes with pIenty of whatever the ItaIian is for weIIy. Terrific tripIe fortissimi bIasted from Renato Balsadonna's chorus too; and Cav's rapturous Easter Hymn was upIifting." (The Telegraph ★★★★)
Cast
Aleksandrs Antonenko (Turiddu/Canio)
Dimitri PIatanias (Alfio/Tonio)
Eva-Maria Westbroek (Santuzza)
Carmen Giannattasio (Nedda)
EIena ZiIio (Mamma Lucia)
Martina BelIi (Lola)
Orchestra & Chorus of the RoyaI Opera House; Antonio Pappano
Production
Company: The Royal Opera
Stage Director: Damiano Michieletto
Designer: Paolo Fantin
Disc lnformation
Catalogue Number: OA1210D
Date of Performance: 2015
Running Time: 153 minutes
Sound: Dolby Stereo & DTS 5.1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/JP/KO
Label: Opus Arte |
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