Description
Giuseppe Verdi's I Vespri Siciliani - Teatro Regio di Parma (Tutto Verdi) (DVD)
UPC: 0814337012380
Product Features
- Title: I Vespri Siciliani
- Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
- Conductor: Massimo Zanetti
- Stage Director: Pier Luigi Pizzi
- Opera: I Vespri Siciliani (Italian version of Les Vêpres Siciliennes, 1861)
- Main Cast:Orchestra: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma
- Guido di Monforte: Leo Nucci
- Arrigo: Fabio Armiliato
- Giovanni da Procida: Giacomo Prestia
- La Duchessa Elena: Daniela Dessì
- Ninetta: Adriana Di Paola
- Chorus Master: Martino Faggiani
- Region Code: Worldwide
- Aspect Ratio: NTSC 16:9
- Sound: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
- Running Time: 181 minutesSubtitles: Italian (original language), English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese
- Opera: 170 minutes
- Bonus Features: 11 minutes
- Bonus Features:
- Introduction to I Vespri Siciliani
Overview
This production of Verdi's I Vespri Siciliani, part of the acclaimed Tutto Verdi series celebrating the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi, showcases the grand scale and emotional intensity of one of Verdi's most ambitious operas. I Vespri Siciliani is set during the 1282 Sicilian uprising against French rule and combines Verdi’s gift for dramatic storytelling with the grandeur of French grand opera.
Filmed live at the Teatro Regio di Parma, this production features legendary baritone Leo Nucci as Guido di Monforte, alongside Fabio Armiliato as Arrigo and Daniela Dessì as La Duchessa Elena. The direction by Pier Luigi Pizzi emphasizes the historical and political themes while maintaining the emotional core of the characters’ personal struggles.
This opera, originally composed as Les Vêpres Siciliennes in 1855 for a Parisian audience, is here presented in its 1861 Italian version, which has become a staple of the operatic repertoire.
Interesting Facts
- I Vespri Siciliani marked Verdi’s first attempt at French grand opera, blending the traditions of Italian lyricism with the spectacle and structure demanded by French audiences.
- The opera was inspired by the true historical event known as the Sicilian Vespers, a 1282 rebellion against French rule in Palermo.
- Leo Nucci, who plays Guido di Monforte, is widely regarded as one of the leading baritones of his generation, particularly known for his Verdi roles.
- The Tutto Verdi series, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth, features all 26 of his operas, as well as his Requiem.
Track Listing
- Act 1: The Love Triangle between Arrigo, Elena, and Monforte
- Act 2: The Rebellion Begins
- Act 3: The Prisoners' Chorus
- Act 4: The Conflict between Loyalty and Love
- Act 5: The Tragic Finale
Publishers
- Unitel in cooperation with Fondazione Teatro Regio di Parma
- In collaboration with Classica and Fondazione Piero Portaloppi
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