Description
Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi – Ravenna Festival (DVD)
UPC: 8016292900128
Product Features
- Title: I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini
- Genre: Tragedia lirica (Lyric Tragedy) in two acts and four parts
- Composer: Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
- Libretto: Felice Romani
- Conductor: Pietro Mianiti
- Orchestra: Orchestra Lirica I Pomeriggi Musicali
- Chorus: AS.Li.Co. del Circuito Lirico Lombardo
- Chorus Master: Alfonso Caiani
- Recorded: Live at Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna, on November 20, 2005
- Duration: 141 minutes
- Director: Cristina Mazzavillani Muti
- Video Director: Giovanna Nocetti
- Stage Design & Virtual Images: Ezio Antonelli
- Costume Designer: Alessandro Lai
- Light Designer: Fabio Rossi
- Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
- Region Code: All regions
- Audio: Stereo (Dolby Digital)
- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
- Publisher: Kicco Music
- Produced by: Ravenna Festival 2001 in collaboration with several Italian theaters
Overview
This Kicco Music DVD presents Vincenzo Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi, a tragedia lirica set to the libretto by Felice Romani. Recorded live at the Teatro Alighieri during the Ravenna Festival 2005, this production is notable for its visual innovation, combining traditional staging with virtual images created by designer Ezio Antonelli.
Under the baton of conductor Pietro Mianiti, the Orchestra Lirica I Pomeriggi Musicali and AS.Li.Co. Chorus deliver an expressive and faithful performance of Bellini's romantic tragedy, based on the story of Romeo and Juliet. The cast includes Valentina Farcas as Giulietta, Paola Gardina as Romeo, and Roberto Tagliavini as Capellio.
Director Cristina Mazzavillani Muti (wife of conductor Riccardo Muti) offers a fresh and compelling interpretation of this timeless opera, using a blend of modern and classical elements to bring Bellini’s emotional score to life.
Cast
- Capellio: Roberto Tagliavini
- Giulietta: Valentina Farcas
- Romeo: Paola Gardina
- Tebaldo: Giacomo Patti
- Lorenzo: Gabriele Spina
Interesting Facts
- I Capuleti e i Montecchi, based on the story of Romeo and Juliet, departs from the Shakespearean version and instead follows Italian sources. It focuses on the conflict between the Capuleti and Montecchi families, and it is filled with Bellini's hallmark melodies, deep emotions, and poignant drama.
- Cristina Mazzavillani Muti brings her experience and connection to the operatic world as the director of this unique production, incorporating virtual images into the traditional opera setting.
- The Ravenna Festival is one of Italy’s most prestigious music and performing arts festivals, known for reviving classic operatic works in innovative ways.
Track Listing
- Act 1: Introduction and Scene I-II
- Act 2: Scene III-IV
Publishers
- Kicco Music
- Ravenna Festival
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