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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Staged by Pier’Alli at the Parma Festival, 2005
Ernani was Verdi’s fifth opera and is based on Victor Hugo’s Hernani. It takes as its starting point the theme of vengeance in all its manifold aspects and received its first performance at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in March 1844, its success proving Verdi’s definite breakthrough as a composer. The fact that the work has been staged with increasing frequency in major opera houses in recent years is due to the renaissance of bel canto singing. Bonus: 10 minute introduction to the opera Picture Format: 16:9, HD Sound Format: DVD: DTS 5.1, PCM 2.0 Running Time: 139 mins (opera 129 mins) Booklet: English, German, French Subtitles: Italian (original language), English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Staged by Pier´Alli Oberto was the first of Verdi’s operas to be staged and was heard for the first time at La Scala, Milan, in November 1839. As a young and unknown composer, Verdi was subject to the rules then governing the opera industry in Italy. Even so, there are already many scenes in this early work that reveal unmistakable signs of the composer’s individual style. Bonus: Introduction to the opera Released for the first time on Blu-ray! Sound Format: Blu-ray: DTS-HD MA 5.01 PCM 2.0 Running Time: 134 minutes Booklet: English, German, French Subtitles: Italian (original language), English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Recorded at Rossini Theatre, Pesaro, 15th – 18th August, 2007
Marco Vinco (Selim), Alessandra Marianelli (Fiorilla), Andrea Concetti (Geronio), Filippo Adami (Narciso), Bruno Taddia (Prosdocimo), Elena Belfiore (Zaida), Daniele Zanfardino (Albazar) Prague Chamber Choir & Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento, Antonello Allemandi Composed in 1814, Il Turco in Italia is one of Rossini’s most popular operas. Following the example of his beloved Mozart, Rossini mixes the comic and serious genre in this musical comedy. This is a live recording from the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro - the most important opera Festival dedicated to Rossini’s works. “Allemandi conducts with conviction and feeling.” Gramophone Magazine | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“The casts… are pretty well all Opera Rara regulars who know precisely what they're doing with this music. …Bruce Ford is his usual elegant self, and Jennifer Larmore demonstrates her bel canto supremacy. Conductor Antonello Allemandi is spirited, and the sound is bright and open...” BBC Music Magazine, May 2005 **** “An eye-opener to a side of the composer rarely heard” American Record Guide | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Staged by Pier’Alli at the Parma Festival, 2005
Ernani was Verdi’s fifth opera and is based on Victor Hugo’s Hernani. It takes as its starting point the theme of vengeance in all its manifold aspects and received its first performance at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in March 1844, its success proving Verdi’s definite breakthrough as a composer. The fact that the work has been staged with increasing frequency in major opera houses in recent years is due to the renaissance of bel canto singing. Bonus: 10 minute introduction to the opera Sound Format: Blu-ray: DTS-HD MA 5.01 PCM 2.0 Running Time: 139 mins (opera 129 mins) Booklet: English, German, French Subtitles: Italian (original language), English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Staged by Pier´Alli Oberto was the first of Verdi’s operas to be staged and was heard for the first time at La Scala, Milan, in November 1839. As a young and unknown composer, Verdi was subject to the rules then governing the opera industry in Italy. Even so, there are already many scenes in this early work that reveal unmistakable signs of the composer’s individual style. Bonus: Introduction to the opera Picture Format: 16:9, HD Sound Format: DVD: DTS 5.1, PCM 2.0 Running Time: 134 minutes (Opera 124 minutes, Bonus 10 minutes) Booklet: English, German, French Subtitles: Italian (original language), English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Filmed at the Teatro Rossini, Pesaro, Italy, 18 August 2007
Marco Vinco (Selim), Alessandra Marianelli (Fiorilla), Andrea Concetti (Geronio), Filippo Adami (Narciso), Bruno Taddia (Prosdocimo), Elena Belfiore (Zaida), Daniele Zanfardino (Albazar) Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento & Prague Chamber Chorus, Antonello Allemandi Director: Guido De Monticelli Sets: Paolo Bregni Costumes: Santuzza Cali Lighting: Guido Mariani Premièred at La Scala, Milan, in 1814, Il turco in Italia is a madcap ensemble opera with an inspired score that boasts music of both comic genius and extraordinary beauty, inspired perhaps by Mozart’s Così fan tutte, which was produced there immediately before Rossini’s drama buffo. Set in Naples, it spins a crazy tale around a poet who uses the romantic entanglements of the inhabitants with a Turkish prince as inspiration for the plot of his next play. Ultimately, life imitates art as all ends happily, but not before a planned abduction leads to a chaotic situation of mistaken identity … | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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world premiere | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Compilation disc created from recordings available in the Opera Rara catalogue.
The introduction (in English, French, Italian and German) and accompanying booklet notes are by Jeremy Commons. “…a selection that consistently engages the ear… perhaps the most haunting music of all is the diet from Il contestabile di Chester… sung by Yvonne Kenny and Susan McCullough. Annick Massis and Bruce Ford are among the singers who shine under the idiomatic baton of David Parry.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2006 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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