For the very first time, Rossini’s sacred drama Mosè is here performed inside a cathedral, in a semi-staged production at the amazing Duomo di Milano.

The cathedral’s supervisory body, the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano, chose the most advanced technology to open Rossini’s masterpiece up to a wider public, using evocative lighting and colour effects, backed by an innovative video-mapping technique, to characterize the drama’s various scenes with an unprecedented sense of immediacy.

The great Italian bass-baritone Ruggero Raimondi has long been a leading exponent of the title role in Rossini’s biblical drama. His appearance in the iconic role of Moses was inevitably a focal point of the Cathedral event, an experience he described as being “immensely satisfying” in terms of his career.

BONUS: A documentary revealing the secrets of Milan Cathedral, reaching back nearly 700 years, and outlining the Veneranda Fabbrica’s many centuries of history as well.

Running time: 102 mins (Opera: 80 mins / Bonus: 22 mins)
Picture: 16:9, HD
Sound: DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo
Subtitles: Italian (original language), English, French, Spanish, German, Korean, Japanese, Russian / Bonus: Italian with English subtitles
Packaging: NTSC: DVD Amaray box
Booklet: English, German, French