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.
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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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