Poliuto / Gaetano Donizetti ; a co-production between Glyndebourne, François Rousillon et Associés and Mezzo in axxociation with France Télévisions.
Publisher:
Opus Arte,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Opera in 3 acts; libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on Polyeucte by Pierre Corneille. Title from container. Michael Fabiano (Poliuto) ; Ana Maria Martínez (Paolina) ; Igor Golovatenko (Severo) ; Matthew Rose (Callistene) ; Timothy Robinson (Felice) ; Emanuele D'Aguanno (Nearco) ; supporting soloists ; The Glyndebourne Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Enrique Mazzola, conductor. Recorded in performance Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex. Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex. Interview with the director and synopsis by Cori Ellison and program notes by Roger Parker in English with German and French translations (31 pages : color illustrations) inserted in container.
Summary:
This new release from Opus Arte is a live recording from the Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, taken in July of 2015, of the first ever professional UK staging of Donizetti's Poliuto. This masterpiece is rarely performed, but is nevertheless a masterwork that shows the magnanimous genius of this bel canto opera composer. The exhilarating American tenor Michael Fabiano sings the role of Poliuto, and fellow world-class singers Ana Maria Martínez and Igor Golovatenko round out a spectacular cast.
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