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    Edward Downes, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - The Verdi Edition: Rigoletto (2013)

    Posted By: ArlegZ
    Date: 4 Dec 2021 10:10:02
    Edward Downes, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - The Verdi Edition: Rigoletto (2013)

    Edward Downes, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - The Verdi Edition: Rigoletto (2013)
    NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (Dolby AC3, 2 ch ) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 135 min | 7,04 Gb (DVD9)
    Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Sub: English | Recorded: 2001

    If there are lingering doubts about the Royal Opera House's artistic renaissance after its mid-1990s doldrum years, David McVicar's gritty and sexy production of Rigoletto should blow them all away. One of the principal reasons is McVicar's decision to emphasize the tyrannical nature of the Duke (beautifully sung by Marcelo Alvarez), and the appalling social injustice that springs from a corrupt leader: his court is a place of physical and sexual abuse (graphically, but by no means gratuitously, depicted). This violence throws the dual nature of Paolo Gavanelli's energetic, insectlike Rigoletto into relief, making his sycophancy seem all the worse and his vengefulness all the more sympathetic.
    The singing and acting are first-rate. Christine Schafer has a gorgeous voice and an intelligent sense of phrasing, and plays Gilda as a frail, morbid creature whose ultimate self-sacrifice is as much an act of neurotic despair as of love. The production is also a visual and orchestral success. Michael Vale's set is a masterpiece of economy and Edward Downes draws some stunning playing from the Royal Opera Orchestra. This is undoubtedly the best Rigoletto committed to DVD thus far.
    –Warwick Thomson

    Performer:
    Duke of Mantua - Marcelo Álvarez
    Rigoletto - Paolo Gavanelli
    Sparafucile - Eric Halfvarson
    Gilda - Christine Schäfer
    Maddalena - Graciela Araya
    Matteo Borsa - Peter Auty
    Count Ceprano - Graeme Broadbent
    Countess Ceprano - Dervla Ramsay
    Marullo - Quentin Hayes
    Count Monterone - Giovan Battista Parodi
    Giovanna - Elizabeth Sikora
    The Royal Opera Chorus
    The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
    Conductor - Edward Downes

    Edward Downes, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - The Verdi Edition: Rigoletto (2013)
    Edward Downes, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - The Verdi Edition: Rigoletto (2013)
    Edward Downes, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - The Verdi Edition: Rigoletto (2013)
    Edward Downes, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - The Verdi Edition: Rigoletto (2013)
    Edward Downes, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - The Verdi Edition: Rigoletto (2013)
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