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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Plácido Domingo (Gustavus); Gwynne Howell (Count Ribbing); Katia Ricciarelli (Amelia Anckarstrøm); Paul Hudson (Count Horn); Reri Grist (Oscar); Piero Cappuccilli (Anckarstrøm (Renato)); Francis Egerton (The Minister of Justice); Elizabeth Bainbridge (Madame Arvidson (Ulrica)); William Elvin (Christian (Silvano)); John Carr (A Servant of Amelia)
Illicit love, suspicion, deception and supernatural portents of doom lead to a shocking drama at a masked ball in 1790s Sweden. The incomparable Plácido Domingo stars as the dashing King Gustavus III, whose reforms have inspired talk of assassination among the conservative nobility. Katia Ricciarelli is Gustavus’s beloved Amelia, married to his closest friend, Anckarström, sung by Piero Cappuccilli. Claudio Abbado conducts the distinguished cast, supported by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Opera Chorus, in Otto Schenk’s classic production of this Verdi favourite for The Royal Opera. This recording, with English subtitles, is preserved in its original Standard Definition and 4:3 picture format.
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/05/2017
Sound Formats: PCM stereo; DTS Surround
Ratio: 4:3
Subtitles: EN (Burnt in)
Catalogue Number: OA1236D
Conductor(s):
Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
Plácido Domingo; Gwynne Howell; Katia Ricciarelli; Paul Hudson; Reri Grist; Piero Cappuccilli; Francis Egerton; Elizabeth Bainbridge; William Elvin; John Carr; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Claudio Abbado
Plácido Domingo; Gwynne Howell; Katia Ricciarelli; Paul Hudson; Reri Grist; Piero Cappuccilli; Francis Egerton; Elizabeth Bainbridge; William Elvin; John Carr; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Claudio Abbado
"Claudio Abbado is laser-focused with the Royal Opera Orchestra, making a strong argument for Verdi’s score as one of his most psychologically astute and dramatically nuanced." (Gramophone)
"Plácido Domingo brings sunshine and verve to the part of Gustavus, with a perpetual smile in his voice, not just in the laughing ensemble that brings Ulrica’s scene to an end. He never sounded better than he did at this point." (Musicweb International)
"Plácido Domingo brings sunshine and verve to the part of Gustavus, with a perpetual smile in his voice, not just in the laughing ensemble that brings Ulrica’s scene to an end. He never sounded better than he did at this point." (Musicweb International)
Plácido Domingo (Gustavus); Gwynne Howell (Count Ribbing); Katia Ricciarelli (Amelia Anckarstrøm); Paul Hudson (Count Horn); Reri Grist (Oscar); Piero Cappuccilli (Anckarstrøm (Renato)); Francis Egerton (The Minister of Justice); Elizabeth Bainbridge (Madame Arvidson (Ulrica)); William Elvin (Christian (Silvano)); John Carr (A Servant of Amelia)
Illicit love, suspicion, deception and supernatural portents of doom lead to a shocking drama at a masked ball in 1790s Sweden. The incomparable Plácido Domingo stars as the dashing King Gustavus III, whose reforms have inspired talk of assassination among the conservative nobility. Katia Ricciarelli is Gustavus’s beloved Amelia, married to his closest friend, Anckarström, sung by Piero Cappuccilli. Claudio Abbado conducts the distinguished cast, supported by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Opera Chorus, in Otto Schenk’s classic production of this Verdi favourite for The Royal Opera. This recording, with English subtitles, is preserved in its original Standard Definition and 4:3 picture format.
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/05/2017
Sound Formats: PCM stereo; DTS Surround
Ratio: 4:3
Subtitles: EN (Burnt in)
Catalogue Number: OA1236D
Conductor(s):
Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
Plácido Domingo; Gwynne Howell; Katia Ricciarelli; Paul Hudson; Reri Grist; Piero Cappuccilli; Francis Egerton; Elizabeth Bainbridge; William Elvin; John Carr; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Claudio Abbado
Plácido Domingo; Gwynne Howell; Katia Ricciarelli; Paul Hudson; Reri Grist; Piero Cappuccilli; Francis Egerton; Elizabeth Bainbridge; William Elvin; John Carr; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Claudio Abbado
"Claudio Abbado is laser-focused with the Royal Opera Orchestra, making a strong argument for Verdi’s score as one of his most psychologically astute and dramatically nuanced." (Gramophone)
"Plácido Domingo brings sunshine and verve to the part of Gustavus, with a perpetual smile in his voice, not just in the laughing ensemble that brings Ulrica’s scene to an end. He never sounded better than he did at this point." (Musicweb International)
"Plácido Domingo brings sunshine and verve to the part of Gustavus, with a perpetual smile in his voice, not just in the laughing ensemble that brings Ulrica’s scene to an end. He never sounded better than he did at this point." (Musicweb International)
