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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Cura, Cedolins, Nikiteanu [blu-ray]

Release Date: 09/25/2015
Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog #: 109170
Composer:  Pietro Mascagni ,  Ruggero Leoncavallo Performer:  Liliana Nikiteanu ,  Irène Friedli ,  Cheyne Davidson ,  José Cura  ...  Conductor:  Stefano Ranzani Orchestra/Ensemble:  Zurich Opera House Orchestra ,  Zurich Opera House Chorus Number of Discs: 1

Note: This Blu-ray Disc is only playable on Blu-ray Disc players, and not compatible with standard DVD players.

Here are two timeless stories of love, honor, justice and violence – a highlight for every opera lover. Pietro Mascagni‘s “Cavalleria rusticana” and Ruggero Leoncavallo‘s “Pagliacci” speak to one’s heart and soul. They are regarded as the most absorbing tragedies of Italian music theater. Adultery, jealousy and betrayal are leading to passionate conflicts that jointly connect both operas. The impressively embellished stage waives exaggerated decoration to underline the unflattering realistic brutality. Both operas are supported by a musical variety of great arias, short duets and amazing choir passages that Read more add to the unveiled expression of feelings. These live performances were produced at the Zurich Opera House in 2009.

Pietro Mascagni
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
(Blu-ray Disc Version)

Lola – Liliana Nikiteanu
Alfio – Cheyne Davidson
Lucia – Irène Friedli
Turiddu – José Cura
Santuzza – Paoletta Marrocu

Ruggero Leoncavallo
PAGLIACCI

Peppe – Boiko Zvetanov
Silvio – Gabriel Bermúdez
Tonio – Carlo Guelfi
Nedda – Fiorenza Cedolins
Canio – José Cura

Zurich Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
(chorus master: Jürg Hämmerli)
Stefano Ranzani, conductor

Grischa Asagaroff, stage director
Luigi Perego, set designer
Hans-Rudolf Kunz, lighting designer

Bonus: - More than 120 minutes of highlights from over 40 critically acclaimed opera, ballet, concert and documentary productions on Blu-ray Disc

Picture format: 1080i Full-HD
Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese
Running time: 151 mins
No. of Discs: 1 (BD 25)


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