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Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
Massenet: Manon --
Paris Opera/Lopez-Cobos
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Puccini: La Boheme
Teatro alla Scala
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Puccini: Tosca
Floria Tosca a famous singer - Fiorenza Cedolins
Mario Cavaradossi painter - Marcelo Alvarez
Il barone Scarpia chief of police - Ruggero Raimondi
Cesare Angelotti an escaped political prisoner - Marco Spotti
The sacristan - Fabio Previati
Police agent - Enrico Facini
Police officer - Giuliano Pelizon
A jailer - Angelo Nardinocchi
A shepherd boy - Ottavia Dorrucci
Coro e Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona
DANIEL OREN
Staging Director: Hugo de Ana
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"Marcelo �lvarez est un Cavaradossi plut�t
lyrique, � la voix inhabituellement claire, plus h�ros romantique que
r�volutionnaire audacieux. Mais, gr�ce � une projection id�ale de la voix, il
triomphe m�me des passages les plus dramatiques avec une facilit� inattendue.
N�anmoins, son interpr�tation atteint son apog�e au troisi�me acte o� il nous
offre un fleuron de piani et diminuendi � couper le souffle."--Andreas
Laska,
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Verdi: Rigoletto
Royal Opera, Covent Garden
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Rigoletto Gran
Teatre del Liceu
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amazon.co.uk Dominic McHugh at
musicomh.com writes of this DVD:
There's quite a number of DVDs of Verdi's
Rigoletto available on the market, so while
this addition to the catalogue is acceptable,
its shortcomings mean that it's not essential
viewing.
It has a huge plus, though, in the form of
Marcelo Alvarez's assumption of the role of
the Duke of Mantua. Few live performances
capture such technical brilliance -- or so much
tangible excitement in the audience -- as in
these performances of Questa o quella,
La donna è mobile and particularly the
exquisite Parmi veder le lagrime. The
phrasing, the secure intonation and the sheer
beauty of sound make Alvarez's singing a wonder
to behold; I have little doubt that he will
spice up the Royal Opera's revival of Elijah
Moshinsky's solid production of Il trovatore
in late January.
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The final verdict: it's perfectly watchable,
but I prefer the musical performances on the Ponselle film version and the
dark atmosphere of David McVicar's production on the DVD from Covent
Garden.
Songs of Love and Desire
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