Verdi - Attila (Riccardo Muti, Samuel Ramey, Giorgio Zancanaro, Cheryl Studer) [2004 / 1991]
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | Italiano (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 5.90 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Sub: English | +3% Recovery | 118 min
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | Italiano (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 5.90 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Sub: English | +3% Recovery | 118 min
Riccardo Muti conducts a fine cast in the powerful and atmospheric 1991 production of Verdi’s ninth opera, whose story of the heroic tussle between Ezio, a Roman general, and Attila, the Nordic invader was written for the 1846 Teatro la Fenice season and premiered there to huge acclaim.
"…it’s Attila for the big bravos. Spectacular and pacy, it fills the stage with barbarians, gives them good tunes to sing and places them in a busy world where every moment may bring a reversal of fortune. Moreover, the four leading characters are fired with passionate determination which in turn fires their magnificent voices. There is sure to be something to write home about after a good Attila. And this is a La Scala performance fully worthy of the great house and its best traditions. It is very much the kind of opera that thrives in Muti’s care. A hard, percussive energy plays off against long elegiac phrases, and the resulting tension, very Italian with its sense of personal suffering in the midst of great public events, permeates the whole performance."- GRAMOPHONE
Performer:
Attila - Samuel Ramey
Ezio - Giorgio Zancanaro
Odabella - Cheryl Studer
Foresto - Kaludi Kaludov
Uldino - Ernesto Gavazzi
Leone - Mario Luperi
Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala
Conductor - Riccardo Muti