Featuring Edita Gruberova as prima donna assoluta, this is a new standard recording!

A scandalous tale of murder, torture, incest, homosexuality, drunkenness and orgies, Donizetti's opera is one of the great masterpieces of Italian bel canto repertoire. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after the play by Victor Hugo, about the legend of Lucrezia Borgia. Lucrezia Borgia was first performed on December 26, 1833 at La Scala, Milan with Lelande and Pedrazzi.

Enjoy the all-time favourites: Lucrezia's aria Com'è bello, Orsino's Brindisi Il segreto per esser felice, the tenor's Di pescator ignobile, and the bass aria Vieni, la mia vendetta!.

Includes the 54 minute documentary 'The art of bel canto - Edita Gruberova – an empathic portrait of the Queen of coloratura'.

“... a triumph of musical theatre“ - Frankfurter Allgemeine  Zeitung

Recorded live at the Nationaltheater, Munich, July 2007

Picture format BD: 1080i Full HD - 16:9
Sounds formats BD: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Region code: All (worldwide)
Original language: Italian
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian
Booklet Notes: English, German, French
Running Time: 133 mins + 54 mins Documentary