Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Adriano in Siria (DVD) - Opus Arte

UPC: 4265837312955 / 809478010654

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M34P5UA

Product Features

• Title: Adriano in Siria by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
• Format: 2x DVD
• Performance by: Accademia Bizantina, under the direction of Ottavio Dantone
• Director: Ignacio García
• Set & Costume Design: Zulima Memba Del Olmo and Patricia Toffolutti
• Main Cast:Language: Italian
  • Marina Comparato (Adriano)
  • Lucia Cirillo (Emirena)
  • Annamaria Dell’Oste (Farnaspe)
  • Nicole Heaston (Sabina)
  • Stefano Ferrari (Osroa)
  • Francesca Lombardi (Aquilio)
  • Monica Bacelli (Livietta)
  • Carlo Lepore (Tracollo)
• Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
• Audio: LPCM Stereo, DTS Digital Surround
• Extras:Running Time: Approx. 100 minutes (Opera), 12 minutes (Bonus)
  • Ottavio Dantone on Adriano in Siria
  • Cast Gallery
  • Complete Intermezzo: Livietta e Tracollo
• Region: All regions
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
• Publisher: Unitel Classica, co-produced with Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini

Overview

To celebrate Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's 300th birth anniversary, this production of Adriano in Siria was staged in the historical Teatro G.B. Pergolesi in Jesi. Directed by Ignacio García and conducted by Ottavio Dantone, the opera stays true to its original form, including the comic intermezzo Livietta e Tracollo. The performance features a distinguished Italian cast supported by the renowned Accademia Bizantina, delivering a historically informed performance.

The story of Adriano in Siria revolves around the Roman emperor Adrian and his complex political and romantic entanglements in the Eastern provinces of his empire. As in the original 1734 premiere, this production includes the light-hearted intermezzo Livietta e Tracollo to offer comic relief between the heavier acts.

Interesting Facts

• Adriano in Siria is one of Pergolesi's most important operas, composed during the height of his career in 1734.
• Pergolesi, despite his short life, left a profound mark on Baroque music, especially with his sacred music and operatic works.
• The inclusion of Livietta e Tracollo is significant because Pergolesi pioneered the tradition of comic intermezzi between serious operatic acts.
• The Teatro G.B. Pergolesi, where this performance was recorded, is one of the finest examples of 18th-century Italian theater architecture.
• Ottavio Dantone is renowned for his work in historically informed performances, bringing Pergolesi’s compositions to life with period-accurate instrumentation.

Track Listing

Opera: Adriano in Siria

1. Adriano – Marina Comparato
2. Emirena – Lucia Cirillo
3. Farnaspe – Annamaria Dell'Oste
4. Sabina – Nicole Heaston
5. Osroa – Stefano Ferrari
6. Aquilio Tribuno – Francesca Lombardi

Comic Intermezzo: Livietta e Tracollo

1. Livietta – Monica Bacelli
2. Tracollo – Carlo Lepore

Publishers

• Label: Opus Arte
• Co-Production: Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, Unitel Classica

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For the festivities marking the Pergolesi's tercentenary in his native Jesi, Ignacio García created a new staging of the imperial drama Adriano in Siria. His staging in Jesi's exquisite 18th-century Teatro Comunale Pergolesi includes the delightful comic intermezzo Livietta e Tracollo, thus following the precedent set at the premiere in 1734. A fine Italian cast and the distinguished Accademia Bizantina are led by the Accademia's director, Ottavio Dantone.

"Realised with vibrant, breathtaking musicanship." (BBC Music Magazine )

"This is an exceptionally fine production that offers a great deal of integrity and fascination." (gramophone)

"This is the most impressive and engaging product of Pergolesi's anniversary year I've heard so far." (International Record Review )

"Dantone's young soloists, relatively unknown, burn with conviction and sing superbly... In fact, every aspect of this enthralling production is close to exemplary. " (Classical Music )

Cast
Marina Comparato (Adriano)
Lucia Cirillo (Emirena)
Annamaria Dell'Oste (Farnaspe)
Nicole Heaston (Sabina)

Accademia Bizantina; Ottavio Datone

Stage Director: Ignacio García

Catalogue number: OA1065D.
Date of performance: 2010.
Running time: 188 minutes.
Sound: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS.
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES, IT.
Label: Opus Arte