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David Crescenzi, Marchigiana Philharmonic Orchestra - Lauro Rossi: Cleopatra (2010)

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David Crescenzi, Marchigiana Philharmonic Orchestra - Lauro Rossi: Cleopatra (2010)

David Crescenzi, Marchigiana Philharmonic Orchestra - Lauro Rossi: Cleopatra (2010)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano | Dolby AC3, 2 ch | Dolby AC3, 6 ch | DTS, 6 ch | 5.92 Gb (DVD9) | 115 min
Classical | Naxos | Sub.: English, Italiano

First performed at the Teatro Regio, Turin, on 5 March 1876, Lauro Rossi's penultimate opera Cleopatra caught the public's attention in the wake of Verdi's Aïda (1871). Like that better-known work, it contains some wonderful arias and set pieces, including a marvellous Act 1 banquet scene, Cleopatra's Act 2 aria, the thrilling ensemble that closes Act 3, and the confrontation between Cleopatra and Octavian in Act 4, all making for compelling viewing and listening. From the brooding opening scene in which Diomedes foretells the fall of Egypt to Cleopatra's death scene, this gripping grand opera by one of Italy's forgotten masters springs vividly to life in this revival filmed at the 2008 Macerata Sferisterio Festival.