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Boito: Mefistofele 2 DVD Set / Opera in one prologue, four acts and one epilogue / Orchestra, Chorus, Corps de Ballet and Children's Chorus of Teatro Massimo Conductor: Stefano Ranzani / Chorus Master: Miguel Fabián Martínez

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Boito: Mefistofele 2 DVD Set / Opera in one prologue, four acts and one epilogue / Orchestra, Chorus, Corps de Ballet and Children's Chorus of Teatro Massimo Conductor: Stefano Ranzani / Chorus Master: Miguel Fabián Martínez

 

Format: NTSC

Run time: 144 Minutes

UPC: 8007144335816

 

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 16:9
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.93 Ounces
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 29, 2008
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Ferrucio Furlanetto, Giuseppe Filianoti, Dimitra Theodossiou, Stefano Ranzani, A. Boito
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, German, Spanish
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Dynamic
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

 

Double layer disc: this feature may cause a minor pause at the layer changes.

Productions of Mefistofele generally stand or fall on the abilities of the bass. Celebrated bass-baritone Ferruccio Furlanetto is 62 years old, and has sung professionally for more than 30 of those. The steady, focused tone has loosened a bit, especially when placed under pressure, but it is still an imposing instrument: dark, colorful, and powerful. A Mozart singer of great skill, he has segued into heavier repertoire as his voice has darkened over the years. He has had great success in a couple of buffo roles, in particular Leporello—until he dropped the role—and Don Pasquale. He is renowned for his intensely felt Philip II and Fiesco. More recently his portrayal of the anguished Boris Godunov has brought acclaim for both the scale and depth of his instrument and his commanding stage presence. He is less successful, however, with characters that require malevolent charm. His Gounod Méphistophélès hectors rather than seduces and bellows rather than insinuates. The same holds true for his initial attempt at Mefistofele. From the first confrontation with the heavenly host, he plays the demon as an arrogant bully rather than a supremely self-confident, sly, sardonic tempter. It is partly a matter of Furlanetto’s weighty timbre and partly temperament. His devil lacks the ability to laugh: at God, at the foolishness of the world, at Faust, and most damagingly at himself. The result is a monochromatic bad guy, however impressively he is vocalized. Furlanetto never wholly fails to please, but he does not surprise, or amuse, or chill as a really great Mefistofele would. 

ARRIGO BOITO MEFISTOFELE
Opera in one prologue, four acts and one epilogue
Music and Libretto by Arrigo Boito
New production
Mephistopheles, Ferruccio Furlanetto Faust, Giuseppe Filianoti
Marta, Sonia Zaramella
Margherita/Elena, Dimitra Theodossiou Wagner/Nereo, Mimmo Ghegghi Pantalis, Monica Minarelli
Orchestra, Chorus, Corps de Ballet
and Children's Chorus of Teatro Massimo
Conductor, Stefano Ranzani
Chorus Master, Miguel Fabián Martínez Director, Giancarlo Del Monaco Set Designer, Carlo Centolavigna Costume Designer, Maria Filippi Light Designer, Wolfgang von Zoubek Choreographer, Cesc Gelabert
Video Director, Matteo Ricchetti
EXTRAS: Interviews with the interpreters
Taken from Goethe's Faust, Mefistofele
features the eternal human struggle
between Good and Evil. The story of
Faust's temptation, dissolute life and
redemption is set by director Giancarlo
Del Monaco in contemporary society.
Ferruccio Furlanetto delivers a charm-
ing, charismatic and strong interpreta-
tion of the devil, to remind us that evil is
often very attractive.
TROY GREAT SHOW TONIGHT
ASIND
CASINO
WINVS
MAXIMUM THEATRE
Sicilian region
Recorded at Teatro Massimo, Palermo, January 2008
2008 Dynamic Srl, Italy
 
 

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