Description
Giuseppe Verdi: Les vêpres siciliennes / NETHERLANDS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA / CHORUS OF DE NEDERLANDSE OPERA / OPUS ARTE
UPC: 809478010609
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : Yes
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 5.47 x 0.59 x 7.64 inches; 2.82 Ounces
- Director : Christof Loy, Misjel Vermeiren
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, NTSC, Color, Widescreen
- Release date : October 25, 2011
- Actors : Barbara Haveman, Brukhard Fritz, Balint Szabo, Alejandro Marco-Buhrmeister, Jeremy White
- Subtitles : English, Spanish, French, German
- Language : French (DTS Surround), French (PCM2 .0)
- Studio : Opus Arte
- Writers : Giuseppe Verdi, Eugène Scribe
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
Summary
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.
"Alejandro Marco-Buhrmeister succeeds in evoking our sympathy in 'Au sein de la puissance'. The lovers sing tenderly; but what stands out in their Act 2 duet is some exquisite phrasing in the strings...There are a few cuts, including the cabaletta of Procida's 'Et toi, Palerme', but it's a worthwhile addition to the modest number of French grand operas on DVD. " (Gramophone)
"The Netherlands Opera Chorus...remains one of the most musically and dramatically responsive among major companies. " (International Record Review)
