Teatro alla Scala: The Golden Years Vol.2
Enzo Biagi interviews Luciana Savginano, Riccardo Muti, Giorgio Strehler, Renata Tebaldi, Giulietta Simionato & Antonino Votto
Contents
Highlights:
Unpublished, never-seen-before footage of Enzo Biagi’s interviews, now restored and presented on DVD.
La Scala’s Ballet School: Enzo Biagi meets one of the great stars of La Scala’s ballet dancing, Luciana Savginano.
Maestro Riccardo Muti and Giorgio Strehler are interviewed during the rehearsals of La Scala’s 1982 production of 'The Marriage of Figaro' and tell us about the relationship between conductor and director.
Renata Tebaldi’s 'angel voice': her debut, her audition with Toscanini, her relationship with Maria Callas and the rivalry between these two great sopranos of last century.
The 'Amici del Loggione', an association of opera lovers formed in 1973, animatedly discuss singers, directors and conductors.
Finally, a talk with Giulietta Simionato: her debut, her memories of Maestro Arturo Toscanini and of Maria Callas.
