Verdi: Requiem (recorded at the Hollywood Bowl 2013) BLU-RAY

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Verdi: Requiem (recorded at the Hollywood Bowl 2013) BLU-RAY
Julianna Di Giacomo, Michelle DeYoung, Vittorio Grigolo, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / LA Philharmonic & LA Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel

[ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc ]

Release Date: Sunday 1 January 2017

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Great cast with Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Ildebrando D´Arcangelo (Covent Garden, LA Opera, Salzburg Festival), Vittorio Grigolo (Covent Garden, Scala, MET), Michelle DeYoung (MET, Bayreuth, Scala), Julianna Di Giacomo (MET (LA Opera).

Bonus: Great bonus incl. interview with Gustavo Dudamel on the Messa da Requiem and Hollywood Bowl.

Subtitles: Lat, E, G, F, Sp, Chin, Kor, Jap.

Bonus: English (Original Language)

Sound Format Blu Ray: PCM Stereo, dts-HD MA 5.1

Picture Blu-ray: 1080i 16:9

"The performance is at its best in the contributions of the four soloists. US soprano Julianna Di Giacomo brings vibrant tone and plenty of personal commitment to the top line...DeYoung supplies consistently grand and consistently Italianate vocalism...Best of all is Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, whose firmness and authority make him a formidable exponent of the bass part." (BBC Music)

"[D'Arcangelo] is an imposing vocal presence...He gives us some excellent Verdi singing, founded on rock-solid technique, and I warmed very much to his performance...[Di Giacomo] impressed me a lot...chorally and orchestrally this is a good Verdi Requiem. The solo team offers a mixed experience and the conducting has fire and flair." (MusicWeb)

"Dudamel conducting at the Hollywood Bowl might not sound the path to gravity that this work demands, but in fact that's just what this performance delivers. Dudamel's Los Angeles forces are superbly drilled...The four soloists are well-matched...Best of all is Juliana DiGiacomo, , whose soprano has the soaring line to dominate proceedings." (OperaNow)

"Dudamel favours broad tempi, an approach reinforced by his baton-less direction...he draws beautifully nuanced playing from his highly responsive orchestra and offstage trumpeters...The diction of the well-drilled Los Angeles Master Chorale is exemplary, with crisp enunciation, perfect tuning and unanimity of attack." (Gramophone)

Gustavo Dudamel at the Hollywood Bowl