Box of two DVDs of the operas "La Fanciulla del West" by Giacomo Puccini and "Adriana Lecouvreur" by Francesco Ciela, recorded at the Teatro alla Scala. Sung in Italian, English subtitles only.
EAN: 5028421930121
Box of two DVDs, recording of the operas "La Fanciulla del West" by Giacomo Puccini and "Adriana Lecouvreur" by Francesco Cilea at the Teatro alla Scala. A unique collection of two modern operas.
DVD 1 - La Fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccino
Puccini's Wild West opera, based on Belasco's play The Girl of the Golden West, is set against the dramatic backdrop of the California Gold Rush and the history in which Minnie, the only woman in a mining camp, gambles away her only chance at happiness. Lorin Maazel directs a fine cast in Jonathan Miller's 1991 production of this fascinating and evocative opera, which Puccini himself considered his finest artwork.
Minnie: Mara Zampieri
Jack Rance: Juan Pons
Dick Johnson (Ramerrez): Placido Domingo
Nick: Sergio Bertocchi
Ashby: Luigi Roni
Sonora: Antonio Salvadori
Orchestra and choir: Teatro Alla Scala
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
DVD 2 - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea
L' Cilea's four-act opera, which deals with jealousy and the entanglement of love, was first performed in Milan in 1902. It is based on the true story of Adriana Lecouvreur, an 18th-century actress at the Comédie Française, whose rival for the love of Maurizio, Count of Saxony, is the Princess of Bouillon, who is married. Adriana Lecouvreur as Mirella Freni
Maurizio, tale of Sassonia: Peter Dvorsky
Il Principe di Bouillon: Ivo Vindo
The Principle of Bouillon: Fiorenza Cossotto
The Abate of Chazeuil: Ernesto Gavazzi
Michonnet: Alessandro Cassis
Quinault: Giuseppe Riva
Fish: Osvaldo Di Credico
Md.lla Jouvenot: Patrizia Dordi
Md.lla Dangeville: Sana Mingardo
Orchestra and choirs: Teatro Alla Scala
Driver: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Released: 2014
Label: Brillant Music
EAN: 5028421930121
