Description
Rossini Ciro Di Babiloni / ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS OF THE TEATRO COMUNALE DI BOLOGNA / Opus Arte
UPC: 809478011088
Play Time 165 minutes
- Region Code: DVD: 0 / All (Region Free/Worldwide)
- Producer: David Cronenberg, Marc Boyman
- Director: Davide Livermore
- Sub-Genre: Music Video (Concert/Performance)
- Genre: Classical Composers
- Movie/TV Title: Ciro Di Babilonia
- Studio: Bbc / Opus Arte
- Item Length: 7.69in
- Item Height: 0.59in
- Item Width: 5.36in
- Item Weight: 0.24lb.
Summary
The Biblical story of Belshazzar's hubristic arrogance, set against the valour of the young warrior-leader Cyrus, provided the 20-year-old Rossini with a dramatic story enriched by West-Eastern implications which still speak to us today. For the title role of Cyrus, Rossini wrote what would be his longest-ever contralto role, to which the great Rossini singer Ewa Podles is both naturally attracted and ideally suited. She is partnered by two young stars of Rossini singing, Jessica Pratt and Michael Spyres, and a conductor-scholar, Will Crutchfield, of great experience and sympathy. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.
Sung in Italian with English, French, German, Japanese and Korean subtitles
