Paolo Carignani, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra - The Verdi Edition: Les Vêpres siciliennes (2013)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Français (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | 208 min | 7,06+5,54 Gb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol | Recorded: 2010
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Français (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | 208 min | 7,06+5,54 Gb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol | Recorded: 2010
Les vêpres siciliennes, like the similarly epic Don Carlos, was conceived as a grand opéra for Paris and is driven by the tensions between private passions and public politics. Originally set during Sicily's 13th-century uprising against French rule, in Christof Loy's staging for the Netherlands Opera the action is transposed to a 1940s world of sudden violence and shadowy double-dealing. Imaginatively cast and idiomatically conducted, the performance presents this magnificent score in its entirety, including the allegorical ballet The Four Seasons.
Performer:
Hélène – Barbara Haveman
Ninetta – Lívia Ághová
Henri – Burkhard Fritz
Guy de Montfort – Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester
Jean Procida – Balint Szabo
Thibault – Hubert Francis
Danieli – Fabrice Farina
Mainfroid – Rudi de Vries
Robert – Roger Smeets
Le Sire de Béthune – Jeremy White
Le Comte de Vaudemont – Christophe Fel
Netherlands Opera Chorus
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor - Paolo Carignani