Almicare Ponchielli - La Gioconda (Gran Teatre del Liceu) [2 DVDs]

Author: Ewa Podles

Edition: Standard Version

Format: Dolby

Release date: 09-07-2007

Details: Synopsis "Works" Amilcare Ponchielli: "La Gioconda" "Performers" La Gioconda - Deborah Voigt Laura Adorno - Elisabetta Fiorillo La Cieca - Ewa Podles Alvise Badoero - Carlo Colombara Enzo Grimaldo - Richard Margison Barnaba - Carlo Guelfi Orchestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu Conductor: Danielle Callegari "Recording" Barcelona, ​​2005 "La Gioconda" "La Gioconda" is the only work by Ponchielli that has been able to maintain a permanent place in the operatic repertoire. Its premiere in 1876 at La Scala in Milan was a resounding success. From his literary basis, Victor Hugo's drama "Angelo, tyran de Padoue" in the libretto adaptation by Arrigo Boito alias Tobia Gorrio, Ponchielli created a magnificent painting of the beautiful and magnificent city of Venice in the 17th century, where people indulge in luxury, festivities and carnivals against the sordid backdrop of a despotic and corrupt power based on intrigue, revenge and betrayal. Whether it's Gioconda, a humble street singer and paragon of kindness and generosity, the nefarious spy Barnaba, who embodies the cruelty and mendacity of a sick society, or Enzo Grimaldo, a characteristic hero of Italian melodrama, the contradictory Venetian character is succinctly embodied by the main characters of this passionate melodrama. Pier Luigi Pizzi's dramaturgy is entirely in keeping with the classical and noble style for which he is known: eschewing the usual colorful staging of these victims, he unravels the events with an approach characterized by clarity and refinement. By setting the action in the 18th century, a time of crisis and upheaval, he effectively reinforces the work's tragic vision.

UPC: 824121001940

EAN: 0824121001940

Languages: German

Binding: DVD

Article Note: Region Code "0"/worldwide, archive item played 1-2 times, booklet also absolutely mint, shipping from Germany

Item Condition: Used - Very Good