La Forza del destino, in questa nuova produzione della Royal Opera House, vede il soprano russo Anna Netrebko nel ruolo di Leonora, il tenore tedesco Jonas Kaufmann nella parte del suo amante Don Alvaro e il baritono francese Ludovic Tézier nel ruolo del fratello di lei, Don Carlo di Vargas. L’opera costituisce una delle più ambiziose partiture di Verdi, con arie intense come quella cantata da Leonora ‘Pace, pace, mio dio’, estasianti ensemble e cori commoventi come il ‘Rataplan’, durante l’Atto III.
Any performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida at La Scala, Milan, is guaranteed to be an experience – but, when it’s a new production, it becomes a major event, especially given the theatre’s notoriously critical audience. Legendary stage director Peter Stein succeeds in delivering a lucid production acclaimed in equal measure by the press and public: “a perfect coup de théâtre” (Giornale della musica). A “stellar cast” (La Stampa) contributes to the production’s success under the musical direction of Verdi specialist Zubin Mehta, who leads the orchestra in a “gorgeously colourful performance”, while “the entire ensemble is brilliant in its portrayal of the characters” (Die Presse).
Made during confinement, "In My Room" plunges us into the poignant story of a woman at the twilight of her life, through recordings of the director's deceased grandmother. Living rooms become stages where life is performed. Windows become portals to the lives of others.
A spectacular production of Aida filmed at Bregenz Festival's lakeside stage in 2009, with Carlo Rizzi conducting the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra and the Polish Radio Choir.
A musical drama based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto.
"Giovanna d'Arco; ossia, la pulzella d'Orléans" is an operatic dramma lirico with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The opera partly reflects the story of Joan of Arc and is based on a play by Friedrich von Schiller, although claimed by the librettist to be "an entirely original Italian drama." If the thought of Anna Netrebko strutting her stuff in a suit of armour and tin hat sets your factor tingling then this is a must. It's an inconsistent opera but has some quite wonderful music along the way. The rest of the cast is good and the production won't offend either. Get it for Ms Netrebko's incredible performance alone.
Recorded at the Paris Opera and co-produced with Siberia’s Novosibirsk Opera, this new Macbeth uses cutting-edge multimedia technology to give the viewer a fresh perspective on the work. Google Earth satellite images plunge us into the heart of the action: a gloomy square surrounded by soulless buildings, and the interior of an aristocratic residence.
Un ballo in maschera è un'opera di Giuseppe Verdi su libretto di Antonio Somma, la cui fonte è il libretto di Eugène Scribe per Daniel Auber Gustave III, ou Le Bal masqué (1833).
Nel 2001 alcuni dei più importanti cantanti lirici del nostro tempo si sono riuniti a Parma per rendere omaggio al grande Maestro, interpretando alcune delle sue più famose arie d’Opera con l’Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Envy and conspiracy, but also passionate loves, jealousy, revenge and final forgiveness come together in the masterpiece of Verdi, which aroused the anger and prohibitions of censors of the time until the composer and librettist was compelled to make changes in it: from the original Sweden to far away Boston. The great Polish tenor Piotr Beczala returns to the Liceu with one of his opening credits, accompanied by the soprano Keri Alkema. Vincent Boussard’s sets reinforce the dark and mysterious atmosphere surrounding the piece, which features costumes by Christian Lacroix and Vincent Lemaire’s sober staging, which allows one to focus their attention on the dramatic core of the score. The cast, directed by a true specialist like Renato Palumbo, also presents a leader in Verdian song: Dolora Zajick.
On a June night in 2017, opera lovers thronged to the Royal Opera House in London to hear tenor Jonas Kaufmann, recently acclaimed by The Daily Telegraph as the world s greatest tenor, make his eagerly anticipated debut in the title role of Otello Verdi s greatest and most demanding role for tenor voice. As the New York Times wrote Mr. Kaufmann made his debut in the part, and he calmly, confidently sang it for the ages.
A new way to approach classical music, more fun, more original, more entertaining. Mozart Band arrives, and with it his four young members: Mozart, Betoven, Chopin and Verdi. Since the filming of a music video for a superstar to the mysterious theft of a valuable harp, Mozart and his friends live a host of incredible adventures. There comes a symphony of humor, adventure and above all, lots of music.
Macbeth è la decima opera lirica di Giuseppe Verdi. Il libretto, tratto dal Macbeth di William Shakespeare, fu firmato da Francesco Maria Piave. Dopo l'iniziale successo, il 14 marzo 1847, al Teatro della Pergola di Firenze, l'opera cadde nel dimenticatoio, e in Italia fu riesumata con strepitoso successo al Teatro alla Scala il 7 dicembre 1952, con Maria Callas nei panni della protagonista femminile. Da allora è entrata stabilmente in repertorio.
Il trovatore è un'opera di Giuseppe Verdi rappresentata in prima assoluta il 19 gennaio 1853 al Teatro Apollo di Roma. Assieme a Rigoletto e La traviata fa parte della cosiddetta trilogia popolare.
Giuseppe Verdi based his famous opera on the novel “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas. Robert Wilson’s production of Violetta Valéry’s tragic fate is his first work at the State Theater of Linz, Austria, one of the most modern operatic stages in Europe by architect Terry Pawson. After the run in Linz, the production was transferred to the Opera House in Perm, Russia, where the production was conducted by Teodor Currentzis. In 2017, the work received a “Golden Mask”, the most prestigious Russian theater award, in three categories (Teodor Currentzis, Best Conductor; Nadezhda Pavlova, Best Female Singer; Robert Wilson, Best Lighting Design).
Falstaff è l'ultima opera di Giuseppe Verdi. Il libretto di Arrigo Boito fu tratto da Le allegre comari di Windsor di Shakespeare, ma alcuni passi furono ricavati anche da Enrico IV parti I e II, il dramma storico nel quale per la prima volta era apparsa la figura di sir John Falstaff. È l'unica opera buffa verdiana insieme al giovanile Un giorno di regno.