Special offer. Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani
Giorgio Zancanaro (Guido di Monforte), Enzo Capuano (Il sire di Bethune), Chris Merritt (Arrigo), Cheryl Studer (Elena)
Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Riccardo Muti
it is Muti who, conducting tautly, ensures that this live performance carries high drama, with the orchestra too playing splendidly...the production is straightforward, with no crazy impositions...
Special offer. Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani
Giorgio Zancanaro (Guido di Monforte), Enzo Capuano (Il sire di Bethune), Chris Merritt (Arrigo), Cheryl Studer (Elena)
Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Riccardo Muti
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it is Muti who, conducting tautly, ensures that this live performance carries high drama, with the orchestra too playing splendidly...the production is straightforward, with no crazy impositions...
About
Verdi’s 1855 Paris opera which followed Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La Traviata is treated to a performance of blazing energy and intimate refinement with a superb cast which includes Cheryl Studer and Chris Merritt. The rarely-seen third act ballet is included complete, with the internationally-acclaimed dancers Carla Fracci and Wayne Eagling.
PICTURE FORMAT: 4:3LENGTH: 211 MINS
SOUND: DOLBY STEREO
SUBTITLES: EN
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- Giorgio Zancanaro (Guido di Monforte), Enzo Capuano (Il sire di Bethune), Chris Merritt (Arrigo), Cheryl Studer (Elena)
- Teatro alla Scala
- Riccardo Muti
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2010 edition
it is Muti who, conducting tautly, ensures that this live performance carries high drama, with the orchestra too playing splendidly...the production is straightforward, with no crazy impositions from a self-conscious director
