Welcomed by the press as a “first-class musical performance, full of color and vitality”, this DVD captures a wonderful performance of I Lombardi alla prima crociata staged at Teatro Regio of Torino in 2018.

This rarely heard work by the young Verdi features a uniformly “scintillating performance”, with its impressive costumes and lighting, outstanding vocal performances from Angela Meade and Francesco Meli in the main roles, conductor Michele Mariotti’s sensitive and balanced direction, and contributions from the chorus that are both rousing and touching.

Full of passages of great musical beauty, the work perfectly reflects the Italian people’s desire for nationhood.

Cast:
- Arvino: Giuseppe Gipali
- Pagano: Alex Esposito
- Oronte: Francesco Meli
- Giselda: Angela Meade
- Viclinda: Lavinia Bini
- Pirro: Antonio Di Matteo
- Sofia: Alexandra Zabala
- Un priore: Joshua Sanders
- Acciano: Giuseppe Capoferri

Director: Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera
Set designer: Jean-Guy Lecat
Costume designer: Fernand Ruiz