Based on a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott and set against the backdrop of feudal Scotland, "La Donna del Lago" is one of Gioacchini Rossini's finest operas -- yet it's rarely performed. This video gives viewers a rare opportunity to see the work in its entirety. Filmed at Italy's famed Teatro alla Scala in 1992 and staged by German film director Werner Herzog, the opera features vocalists Ricardo Muti and June Anderson in leading roles.
This Wagner opera is rarely performed because of the scandals that engulfed the Magdeburg Theatre when it was performed in 1836 under the title The Novice of Palermo, and became known as a cursed opera from which the composer had to distance himself.
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Shostakovich’s satirical opera adapted from the classic short story by Nikolai Gogol. Baritone Eduard Akimov leads the cast as Kovalyov, the hapless bureaucrat whose nose has mysteriously gone missing.
This hard-edged postmodern production of Giuseppe Verdi's haunting masterpiece brings the story of Shakespeare's bloody tragedy to vivid life, characterized by spine-tingling atmospherics and a triumphant debut by American baritone Thomas Hampson in the title role.
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Gaul has been conquered by the Romans. Oroveso, the Arch-Druid longs to lead a Gallic rebellion against the colonial forces.
Alternative movies trailers for La Donna del Lago
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Rossini: La Donna del Lago
Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) - La Donna del Lago Melodramma in due atti Libretto: Andrea Leone Tottola (after Sir Walton Scott: "The Lady of the Lake" First ...
Gioachino Rossini OPERA «The Lady of the Lake» La donna del lago
Gioachino Rossini - The Lady of the Lake - La donna del lago - MAIDEN OF THE LAKE (1819) Donate: ...
LA DONNA DEL LAGO - Tanti affetti (Frederica Von Stade)
Elena: Frederica Von Stade Claudio Scimone.
Rossini La Donna Del Lago 'Tanti affetti'
Cecilia Bartoli: A Portrait (1992
La Donna del lago DiDonato - Barcellona
Rossini:La Donna del lago "O sposi o al tenebroso regno" Joyce DiDonato- Daniela Barcellona dir Teatro alla scala 5/11/2011.
La Donna del Lago DiDonato - Florez -Osborn terzetto.
Rossini La Donna del lago "misere mie pupille" Joyce DiDonato - Juan Diego Florez - John Osborn direttore R. Abbado Teatro alla Scala Milano 5/11/2011.
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