Verdi: I due Foscari (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY
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Verdi: I due Foscari (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY
Teatro alla Scala / Plácido Domingo, Francesco Meli, Anna Pirozzi, Chiara Isotton / Michele Mariotti (cond)
[ C-Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray ]
Release Date: Thursday 28 September 2017
In his 'new life' as a baritone Plácido Domingo has triumphed in the role of Francesco Foscari in Los Angeles, London and Vienna. Now he takes to the role in La Scala, Milan, the theatre that is the symbol of Italian opera. I due Foscari, premiered in 1844, famously one of Verdi's darkest operas, is staged by Alvis Hermanis, who made such an impact at the Salzburg Festival with Die Soldaten and Il trovatore. Domingo is joined by two of Italy's most exciting singers, the soprano Anna Pirozzi and the tenor Francesco Meli, and the acclaimed Italian conductor Michele Mariotti. The Financial Times was deeply moved by Domingo's performance, calling his interpretation of the role 'sublime'.
BONUS Ioan Holender interviews Plácido Domingo on the occasion of I Due Foscari at La Scala in Milan
SUBTITLES: Italian (original language), German, English, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese BONUS: English, German BOOKLET: English, German, French TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 138 mins (Opera 122'/ Bonus 16')
"Even if he still sounds like a tenor singing in his lower range rather than a true baritone, Doming's Artistic commitment remains exceptional, and vocally this is a remarkable achievement at 75. The other main participants are also honourable…Mariotti's dynamism certainly keeps the score effectively on the move." BBC Music
"The role, as well as being age-appropriate, seems to sit very well for Domingo's voice…Pirozzi is a terrific Lucrezia. The voice is bright and fearless…Mariotti's conducting - an expertly judged mixture of grandeur and fire - strikes me as no less impressive than Antonio Pappano's" Gramophone
