Genuinely thrilled by the DGG CD set of Bellini's "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" [Anna Netrebko & Elina Garanca] ,I did a search to see if it was out on video, BD preferred. Sadly no, only a Eurotrash DVD version [Patrizia Ciofi (soprano), Clara Polito (mezzo), Danilo Formaggia (tenor), Nicola Amodio (tenor), Federico Sacchi (bass), Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia, The Bratislava Chamber Chorus, Luciano Acocella] with antagonists waving pistols at one another in place of swords - yuk. The singing on this version is praised but the reports I found say the staging and lighting are not good.
Maybe sometime soon?
John
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Topic - Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi - Seems no good video of this yet - John C. - Aussie 19:38:15 11/05/11 (5)
- No "I Capuleti e i Montecchi", but "Anna Bolena" is coming out later this month on Blu-ray - Chris from Lafayette 18:57:15 11/07/11 (4)
- It was hard to find - John C. - Aussie 21:00:32 11/07/11 (2)
- It's £14.17 (excl. VAT) from MDT. - Russell 23:57:00 11/08/11 (1)
- Agree. Thanks Russell, But that is the DVD!! - John C. - Aussie 04:00:27 11/09/11 (0)
- Wow - great news - I'll pre order. - John C. - Aussie 19:36:54 11/07/11 (0)