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Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
Mirella Freni (Adriana Lecouvreur); Peter Dvorsky (Maurizio); Sara Mingardo (Md. lla Dangeville); Ernesto Gavazzi (L’Abate de Chazeuil)
Cilea’s four-act opera of jealousy and tangled love, first performed in Milan in 1902, is based on the true-life story of Adriana Lecouvreur, an 18th-Century actress at the Comédie Française, whose rival for the love of Maurizio, Count of Saxony, is the married Principessa di Bouillon.
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2004
Sound Formats: Dolby Stereo
Ratio: 4:3
Subtitles: EN
Catalogue Number: OALS3011D
Conductor(s):
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala
Artist(s):
Mirella Freni; Peter Dvorsky; Sara Mingardo; Ernesto Gavazzi; Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala; Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Mirella Freni; Peter Dvorsky; Sara Mingardo; Ernesto Gavazzi; Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala; Gianandrea Gavazzeni
"Mirella Freni in the title-role as the great singing actress might easily have been overparted, but her projection is strong and positive, with the tenderness of her two big arias well caught. Peter Dvorsky is first rate as Maurizio, strong, firm and unstrained, and Fiorenza Cossotto with her rich mezzo makes a splendid foil for Freni. Visually, with Brian Large as video director, the extravagance of the elaborate and ultra-realistic sets and costumes is wonderfully brought out." (The Penguin Guide)
Mirella Freni (Adriana Lecouvreur); Peter Dvorsky (Maurizio); Sara Mingardo (Md. lla Dangeville); Ernesto Gavazzi (L’Abate de Chazeuil)
Cilea’s four-act opera of jealousy and tangled love, first performed in Milan in 1902, is based on the true-life story of Adriana Lecouvreur, an 18th-Century actress at the Comédie Française, whose rival for the love of Maurizio, Count of Saxony, is the married Principessa di Bouillon.
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2004
Sound Formats: Dolby Stereo
Ratio: 4:3
Subtitles: EN
Catalogue Number: OALS3011D
Conductor(s):
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala
Artist(s):
Mirella Freni; Peter Dvorsky; Sara Mingardo; Ernesto Gavazzi; Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala; Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Mirella Freni; Peter Dvorsky; Sara Mingardo; Ernesto Gavazzi; Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala; Gianandrea Gavazzeni
"Mirella Freni in the title-role as the great singing actress might easily have been overparted, but her projection is strong and positive, with the tenderness of her two big arias well caught. Peter Dvorsky is first rate as Maurizio, strong, firm and unstrained, and Fiorenza Cossotto with her rich mezzo makes a splendid foil for Freni. Visually, with Brian Large as video director, the extravagance of the elaborate and ultra-realistic sets and costumes is wonderfully brought out." (The Penguin Guide)
