Notes and Editorial Reviews
Giuseppe Verdi
OPERA SELECTIONS, “SHAKESPEARE”
(3-DVD Box Set)
Otello
Otello – Plácido Domingo
Desdemona – Barbara Frittoli
Iago – Leo Nucci
Emilia – Rossana Rinaldi
Cassio – Cesare Catani
Roderigo – Antonello Ceron
Lodovico – Giovanni Battista Parodi
Montano – Cesare Lana
A herald – Ernesto Panariello
Milan Conservatory Children’s Chorus
Milan la Scala Children’s Chorus
(chorus master: Bruno Casoni)
Milan la Scala Chorus and Orchestra
(chorus master: Roberto Gabbiani)
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Graham Vick, stage director
Ezio Frigerio, set designer
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Squarciapino, costume designer
Matthew Richardson, lighting designer
Recorded live from the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 2001
Macbeth
Macbeth – Thomas Hampson
Lady Macbeth – Paoletta Marrocu
Banco – Roberto Scandiuzzi
Macduff – Luis Lima
Dama di Lady Macbeth – Liuba Chuchrova
Malcolm – Miroslav Christoff
Medico – Peter Kálmán
Zurich Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
(chorus master: Jürg Hämmerli)
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
David Pountney, stage director
Stefanos Lazaridis, set designer
Jürgen Hoffmann, lighting designer
Vivienne Newport, choreographer
Recorded live from the Zurich Opera House, 2001
Falstaff
Sir John Falstaff – Ruggero Raimondi
Ford – Manuel Lanza
Fenton – Daniil Shtoda
Dr. Cajus – Carlo Bosi
Bardolfo – Gianluca Floris
Pistola – Luigi Roni
Mrs. Alice Ford – Barbara Frittoli
Nannetta – Mariola Cantarero
Mrs. Quickly – Elena Zilio
Mrs. Meg Page – Laura Polverelli
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chorus and Orchestra
(chorus master: Piero Monti)
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Luca Ronconi, stage director
Margherita Palli, set designer
Carlo Maria Diappi, costume designer
Guido Levi, lighting designer
Recorded live from the Teatro Comunale, Florence, 2006
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Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 (Macbeth) + DTS 5.1 (Otello, Falstaff)
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish (Macbeth, Falstaff) + Chinese (Otello)
Running time: 6 hours 49 mins
No. of DVDs: 3 (DVD 9) Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Otello by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Cesare Lana (Bass),
Antonello Ceron (Tenor),
Rossana Rinaldi (Mezzo Soprano),
Barbara Frittoli (Soprano),
Placido Domingo (Tenor),
Leo Nucci (Baritone),
Cesare Catani (Tenor),
Giovanni Battista Parodi (Baritone),
Ernesto Panariello (Baritone)
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Italy
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Teatro alla Scala, Milan
2.
Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Roberto Scandiuzzi (Bass),
Paoletta Marrocu (Soprano),
Thomas Hampson (Baritone),
Luis Lima (Tenor)
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Zurich Opera House Orchestra,
Zurich Opera House Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847/1865; Italy
3.
Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Mariola Cantarero (Mezzo Soprano),
Barbara Frittoli (Soprano),
Ruggero Raimondi (Bass),
Manuel Lanza (Tenor),
Elena Zilio (Mezzo Soprano),
Daniil Shtoda (Tenor)
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra,
Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Italy
Date of Recording: 5/2006
Venue: Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
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