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Verdi - Box Set: Falstaff, Trovatore, Rigoletto | Opus Arte OA0980BD

Verdi - Box Set: Falstaff, Trovatore, Rigoletto

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Label: Opus Arte

Cat No: OA0980BD

Barcode: 0809478009801

Format: DVD - NTSC

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 29th April 2007

Contents

Artists

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House

Conductors

Bernard Haitink
Carlo Rizzi
Edward Downes

Works

Verdi, Giuseppe

Falstaff
Il trovatore
Rigoletto

Artists

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House

Conductors

Bernard Haitink
Carlo Rizzi
Edward Downes

About

Bringing together three of Verdi's most popular operas, this 3-DVD box set presents some of the world's leading artists in outstanding productions, all from the stage of the world famous Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.

Bryn Terfel takes the title role in Graham Vick's riotous production of Falstaff conducted by Bernard Haitink; David McVicar's hedonistic production of Rigoletto stars Marcello Alvarez, Paolo Gavanello and Christine Schäfer under the baton of Sir Edward Downes; José Cura & Dmitri Hvorostovsky lead the cast in Elijah Moshinsky's blazingly passionate Il Trovatore conducted by Carlo Rizzi.

Contents:

Falstaff
Bryn Terfel, Roberto Frontali, Kenneth Tarver, Robin Leggate, Peter Hoare, Gwynne Howell, Barbara Frittoli, Desirée Rancatore, The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Bernard Haitink
Stage Director Graham Vick

Il trovatore
José Cura, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Verónica Villarroel, Yvonne Naef, Tómas Tómasson, Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Thomas Barnard, The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Carlo Rizzi
Stage Director Elijah Moshinsky

Rigoletto
Christine Schäfer, Marcelo Alvarez, Peter Auty, Eric Halfvarson, Graeme Broadbent, Dervla Ramsay, Paolo Gavanelli, Quentin Hayes, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Edward Downes
Stage Director David McVicar

Extras: Each opera has an illustrated synopsis, various documentaries and interviews with members of the creative team

The singers are on top form, dominated by Terfel’s Falstaff, a nobleman at heart and breeding whose conceit is as sincere as his actions are outrageous.’ Musical Opinion (Falstaff)

‘…an exceptional, crisp, choral ensemble; and outstanding staging…’ Video Librarian (Il Trovatore)

‘…with Christine Schäfer as a matchless Gilda and Edward Downes, the finest Verdian of the age, conducting, it’s a production that rages at the cruelty of the world.’ BBC Music Magazine (Rigoletto)

Running time 8 hours 15 mins
Region Code All regions Picture format 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format Dolby Digital / Dolby Stereo / DTS Surround
Menu languages EN Subtitles EN

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