Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova - Gaetano Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2006)
Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Patrizia Ciofi, Juan Diego Flórez - Gaetano Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2006)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Francais (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 121+38 min | 7,78+2,76 Gb (DVD9+DVD5)
Classical | Label: DECCA | Sub: English, Deutsch, Espanol, Chinese | Recorded: 2005
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Francais (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 121+38 min | 7,78+2,76 Gb (DVD9+DVD5)
Classical | Label: DECCA | Sub: English, Deutsch, Espanol, Chinese | Recorded: 2005
Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment aims to please and it succeeds, with its catchy tunes, wildly difficult showpieces for the principles, and a simple, if also simplistic, narrative line. This 2005 live performance at Genoa's Teatro Carlo Felice features virtuoso singing by tenor Juan Diego Flórez as Tonio and soprano Patrizia Ciofi, as Marie, the "daughter" of the soldiers who have adopted her. Tonio's big Act I scene and aria, "Ah! mes amis," was a famous showpiece for Pavarotti and Flórez is in that league, nailing the aria's nine high Cs with an ease mere mortals reserve just for breathing. This is knock-'em-dead singing and the audience demands (and gets) an encore. Ciofi's Marie is well acted and sung with lyric beauty and coloratura fireworks. The chief supporting roles are done to a turn. Bass Nicola Ulivieri is a firm-voiced Sulpice, the sergeant who helps the lovers, while Francesca Franci is a wonderful Marquise, displaying subtle comic acting and a rich mezzo as Marie's "aunt" who has grand plans for her future. Conductor Riccardo Frizza leads the Genoa forces with stylish zest.–Dan Davis
Performer:
Marie - Patrizia Ciofi
Tonio - Juan Diego Flórez
La Marquise de Berkenfield - Francesco Franci
Hortensius - Dario Benini
Sulpice - Nicola Ulivieri
Un Caporal - Filippo Bettoschi
La Duchesse de Crakentorp - Maurizia Burlando
Orchestra e coro del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Conductor - Riccardo Frizza
Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova - Gaetano Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2006)
Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova - Gaetano Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2006)
Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova - Gaetano Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2006)
Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova - Gaetano Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2006)
Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova - Gaetano Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2006)
