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Rossini: La pietra del paragone
Rossini: La pietra del paragone

Laura Brioli (Baronessa Aspasia); Marie-Ange Todorovich (Marchesa Clarice); Raúl Giménez (Cavalier Giocondo); Marco Vinco (Count Asdrubale); Paolo Bordogna (Pacuvio); Pietro Spagnoli (Macrobio)

The renowned Rossini expert Alberto Zedda, inspired by the creative brilliance of Pier Luigi Pizzi’s production, leads a fizzing account of Rossini’s 1812 comic opera - the composer’s first La Scala commission. Filmed in 2007 with High Definition cameras and recorded in true
surround sound.

DVD

Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2007
Sound Formats: DTS Surround 5.1; LPCM Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES, IT
Catalogue Number: OA0987D
Conductor(s):
Alberto Zedda
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real
Artist(s):
Laura Brioli; Marie-Ange Todorovich; Raúl Giménez; Marco Vinco; Paolo Bordogna; Pietro Spagnoli; Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real; Alberto Zedda
"An elegant comedy, brimming with intelligence and expressive beauty, which had a colossal success at its opening in Pesaro... It is a heavenly blessing to listen to this Rossini ... This production has two particular strengths which bring it to the level of exceptionality: the first one is the musical direction by Alberto Zedda, the great Rossinian maestro of our time...He is just extraordinary...The second is the stage and set direction by Pier Luigi Pizzi. The Milan maestro is the Prince of theatre architecture...The singers believe the story and their performance is superb, both theatrically and musically." (El Pais)

"Updating the comedy to a modern holiday villa in the Romagna, hidden among tall, cool pine trees, we have a cast of venal freeloaders lounging round the pool, snacking off endless trays of food and slurping the count’s best vintages...Alberto Zedda keeps both plot and music bubbling along deliciously." (BBC Music Magazine)

Laura Brioli (Baronessa Aspasia); Marie-Ange Todorovich (Marchesa Clarice); Raúl Giménez (Cavalier Giocondo); Marco Vinco (Count Asdrubale); Paolo Bordogna (Pacuvio); Pietro Spagnoli (Macrobio)

The renowned Rossini expert Alberto Zedda, inspired by the creative brilliance of Pier Luigi Pizzi’s production, leads a fizzing account of Rossini’s 1812 comic opera - the composer’s first La Scala commission. Filmed in 2007 with High Definition cameras and recorded in true
surround sound.

DVD

Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/11/2007
Sound Formats: DTS Surround 5.1; LPCM Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES, IT
Catalogue Number: OA0987D

Conductor(s):
Alberto Zedda
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real
Artist(s):
Laura Brioli; Marie-Ange Todorovich; Raúl Giménez; Marco Vinco; Paolo Bordogna; Pietro Spagnoli; Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real; Alberto Zedda

"An elegant comedy, brimming with intelligence and expressive beauty, which had a colossal success at its opening in Pesaro... It is a heavenly blessing to listen to this Rossini ... This production has two particular strengths which bring it to the level of exceptionality: the first one is the musical direction by Alberto Zedda, the great Rossinian maestro of our time...He is just extraordinary...The second is the stage and set direction by Pier Luigi Pizzi. The Milan maestro is the Prince of theatre architecture...The singers believe the story and their performance is superb, both theatrically and musically." (El Pais)

"Updating the comedy to a modern holiday villa in the Romagna, hidden among tall, cool pine trees, we have a cast of venal freeloaders lounging round the pool, snacking off endless trays of food and slurping the count’s best vintages...Alberto Zedda keeps both plot and music bubbling along deliciously." (BBC Music Magazine)