Sheva Collection La Scala Collection [DVD] [2010]

Works: Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (Mirella Freni; Peter Dvorsky; Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala; Gianandrea Gavazzeni; Stage Director Lamberto Puggelli) Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Renato Bruson; Mariella Devia; Vincenzo La Scola; Marco Berti; Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala; Stefano Ranzani; Stage Director Pier’ Alli) Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (Daniela Dessì; Delores Ziegler; Alessandro Corbelli; Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala; Riccardo Muti; Stage Director Michale Hampe) Mozart: Don Giovanni (Thomas Allen; Edita Gruberova; Francisco Araiza; Ann Murray; Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala; Riccardo Muti; Stage Director Giorgio Strehler) Pergolesi:Lo Frate 'nnamorato (Alessandro Corbelli; Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala; Riccardo Muti; Stage Director Roberto De Simone) Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (Mara Zampieri; Juan Pons; Placido Domingo; Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala; Lorin Maazel; Stage Director Jonathan Miller) Rossini: Guglielmo Tell (Giorgio Zancanaro; Chris Merritt; Giorgio Surjan; Franco de Grandis; Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala; Riccardo Muti; Stage Director Luca Ronconi) Rossini: La Donna Del Lago (Rockwell Blake; Giorgio Surjan; Chris Merritt; June Anderson; Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala; Riccardo Muti; Stage Director Werner Herzog) Verdi: Attila (Samuel Ramey; Giorgio Zancanaro; Cheryl Studer; Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala; Riccardo Muti Stage Director Jerome Savary) Verdi: I Due Foscari (Renato Bruson; Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala; Gianandrea Gavazzeni; Stage Director Pier Luigi Pizzi) Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani (Giorgio Zancanaro; Chris Merritt; Cheryl Studer; Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala; Riccardo Muti;Stage Director Pier Luigi Pizzi) Press Reviews "Mirella Freni in the title-role as the great singing actress might easily have been overparted, but her projection is strong and positive, with the tenderness of her two big arias well caught. Peter Dvorsky is first rate as Maurizio, strong, firm and unstrained, and Fiorenza Cossotto with her rich mezzo makes a splendid foil for Freni ... with Brian Large as video director, the extravagance of the elaborate and ultra-realistic sets and costumes is wonderfully brought out." (The Penguin Guide - Adriana Lecouvreur) "Dramatically, a fine singing/acting cast keeps the action taut, ensuring a powerful build-up to the near-harrowing conclusion. Lorin Maazel, as usual, can be relied upon to coax the orchestra into making the most of the musical high spots." (MusicWeb International - La fanciulla del West) "Muti conducts with real assurance. Pacing the drama magnificently, it is on performances like these that the controversial Maestro has made his well-deserved musical reputation. This is a superb DVD. Tell is one of Rossini's masterpieces. The composer's inspiration never once flags. Do try to experience this treat." (Musicweb International - Guglielmo Tell) "...the comic brilliance of the baritones Alessandro Corbelli and Bruno De Simone, the lustrous voices of the sopranos Nuccia Focile, Amelie Felle and Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz and mezzos Manca di Nissa, Luciana D'Intino and Nicoletta Curiel, and the fluent pacing of the whole make a joyful contribution." (BBC Music Magazine - Lo frate 'nnamorato) Catalogue Number: OALS3000BD Running Time: 1832 minutes Sound: Dolby Stereo Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Subtitles: EN Label: Opus Arte