Donizetti: Poliuto (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY
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Donizetti: Poliuto (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY
Glyndebourne Opera / Michael Fabiano, Ana Maria Martinez, Igor Golovatenko, Matthew Rose / Enrique Mazzola (conductor)
[ Opus Arte / Rai Trade Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc ]
Release Date: Monday 22 August 2016
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Glyndebourne has brought to light a long-overlooked winner in Donizetti's Poliuto, delivering 'a superb musical performance' (The Telegraph) offering 'lucent accounts of the principal roles and an incandescent London Philharmonic Orchestra, under Enrique Mazzola' (New York Times). This first-ever professional UK staging of the story of third-century Armenian martyr St Polyeuctus features a 'trio of world-class young singers' with Beverly Sills and Richard Tucker-award-winning Fabiano displaying a 'thrilling, vibrant tone' in the title role, Martínez providing Paolina with 'pinging coloratura' and Golovatenko giving a 'radiant-toned' voice to Severo (The Guardian).
Extra Features:
Passion & Faith: Preparing for a UK premiere
Love & Oppression: An Interview with Mariame Clément
Cast Gallery
Running time: 117 minutes
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/JP/KO
"This [is] the most convincing dramaturgical presentation of the opera in recent times…Kehrer is magnificent as Osmin, Gunnell is lyrical and alert as Pedrillo, and Eriksmoen steers a delicate path between the amusing and the musically ravishing…the real star is the conductor, Robin Ticciati, whose mercurial energy gives us the most exciting orchestral reading since Solti's 1987 version" (BBC Music)
"The visual aspect is gorgeous, Vicki Mortimer's set, with its many scene changes, evoking a romantic view of the Orient…in the pit, Robin Ticciati conducts the heroes of the OAE in a fleet account of the score…[Montvidas's] Belmonte is ardent, impatient and, at the end, utterly chastened…Sally Matthews sings superbly…the servant couple are very well characterised…[Tobias Kehrer] sings so wonderfully…a delight." (Gramophone)
