Description
Vaccaj: Giulietta e Romeo 2 DVD Set / Tragedy for music in two acts Libretto by Felice Romani / La Scala Theater Academy Orchestra Conductor: Sesto Quatrini / Chorus of the Municipal Theater of Piacenza Chorus Master: Corrado Casati / DVD
Format: NTSC
Run time: 161 Minutes
UPC: 8007144378325
- Package Dimensions : 7.52 x 5.39 x 0.59 inches; 2.88 Ounces
- Director : Cecilia Ligorio
- Media Format : NTSC
- Run time : 2 hours and 41 minutes
- Release date : April 12, 2019
- Actors : Various
- Dubbed: : None
- Subtitles: : English, German, Korean, Japanese
- Studio : Dynamic
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
Nicola Vaccaj belonged to the Neapolitan school: pupil of Paisiello and contemporary of Rossini, whose fame somehow obscured his own, he was well known and appreciated at his time, to the point that an extract from the last Act of his Giulietta e Romeo was chosen to substitute the same aria in Bellini's I Capuleti e I Montecchi for an 1832 performance and this shift has remained common practice until the end of the 19th century. Therefore it's hard to believe that Vaccaj's most notable success was neglected for such a long time as it "is an opera that could easily hold it's own among the better-known works in the bel canto canon. It has taut plot, with a strong libretto, written by Romani, and is full of well-constructed ensemble pieces"(Alan Neilson - Operawire) Within a traditional, 16th century setting, director Cecilia Ligorio choses to convey a sense of doom and tragedy which the entire work is imbued with, from the choice of costumes and settings to the stage lighting. "It really was a well-paced, and visually pleasing production that successfully captured the love and hatred which drives the narrative forward." (Alan Neilson - Operawire)
