Verdi: Les vêpres siciliennes - BluRay

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Verdi: Les vêpres siciliennes (OABD7092D) (2010)<br /> <br /> Barbara Haveman (Hélène); Burkhard Fritz (Henri); Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester (Guy de Montfort); Balint Szabo (Jean Procida); Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Paolo Carignani<br /> <br /> Les vêpres siciliennes, like the similarly epic Don Carlos, was conceived as a grand opéra for Paris and is driven by the tensions between private passions and public<br /> politics. Originally set during Sicily’s 13th-century uprising against French rule, in Christof Loy’s staging for the Netherlands Opera the action is transposed to a 1940s world of sudden violence and shadowy double-dealing. Imaginatively cast and idiomatically conducted, the performance presents this magnificent score in its entirety, including the allegorical ballet The Four Seasons.<br /> <br /> "There are a few cuts, including the cabaletta of Procida's 'Et toi, Palerme', but it's a worthwhile addition to the modest number of French grand operas on DVD." (Gramophone)<br /> <br /> "...one of the most musically and dramatically responsive among major companies." ()