Rossini: La donna del lago - DVD

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Rossini: La donna del lago (OALS3009D) (1992)<br /> <br /> Rockwell Blake (Giacomo V, Re di Scozia); Giorgio Surjan (Douglas d'Angus); Chris Merritt (Rodrigo di Dhu); June Anderson (Elena); Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala; Riccardo Muti<br /> <br /> Director Werner Herzog and conductor Riccardo Muti combine with the finest of casts to lavish Rossini’s<br /> rarely-performed Neapolitan masterpiece, set in feudal sixteenth century Scotland, with the genius it deserves.<br /> June Anderson is an outstanding Elena (the Lady of the Lake) in the 1992 production of the melodrama based on Sir Walter Scott’s poem.<br /> <br /> "With lavish sets by Maurizio Balo, evocative and realistic, it establishes the period atmosphere well; but it is Muti's evident enthusiasm for the piece in his taut and exciting conducting that above all brings out the drama of conflict in 16th-century Scotland, with the melancholy Elena, the heroine, caught between rival forces." (The Penguin Guide)<br /> <br /> "This DVD gives a rare opportunity to experience a work of musical individuality and interest in a well-sung and conducted performance. It is mature Rossini at his best and most demanding of participants. I welcome its availability and recommend it to other enthusiasts of Rossini’s opera seria that are, through their musical quality and dramatic potential, slowly gaining a foothold in the repertoire.<br /> <br /> " (Musicweb International)