{"product_id":"rossini-la-scala-di-seta","title":"Rossini: La scala di seta","description":"The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, the composer’s birthplace, is internationally renowned for its innovative stagings and musically impeccable productions.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  This colourful and exuberant production was staged by Daminano Michieletto, “one of the truly new voices in stage direction today” (L’Unita). Damiano Michieletto made his international debut at the Wexford Opera Festival in 2003 with a highly-acclaimed production of Weinberger’s Svanda Dudák, named Opera Production of the Year by the Irish Times.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Claudio Scimone, a key figure in the international Rossini Renaissance, conducts the Orchestra di Bolzano e Trento and leads a cast of Rossini specialists including Daniele Zanfardino, Olga Peretyatko and Anna Malavasi. Gioachino Rossini LA SCALA DI SETA\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Dormont – Daniele Zanfardino\u003cbr\u003e  Giulia – Olga Peretyatko\u003cbr\u003e  Lucilla – Anna Malavasi\u003cbr\u003e  Dorvil – José Manuel Zapata\u003cbr\u003e  Blanzac – Carlo Lepore\u003cbr\u003e  Germano – Paolo Bordogna\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Bolzano-Trento Haydn Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e  Claudio Scimone, conductor\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Damiano Michieletto, stage director\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Recorded live at Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, August 2009\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  bonus\u003cbr\u003e  - Cast Gallery\u003cbr\u003e  - The making of La scala di seta\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Picture format: NTSC 16:9\u003cbr\u003e  Sound format: LPCM 2.0 \/ DTS 5.1\u003cbr\u003e  Region code: 0 (worldwide)\u003cbr\u003e  Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian\u003cbr\u003e  Running time: 105 mins (opera) + 22 mins (bonus)\u003cbr\u003e  No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  R E V I E W:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"the musical aspects are in good hands as Claudio Scimone leads the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento, with the piquant Olga Peretyatko’s Giulia miles above the rest of the cast in vocal terms, however involved they all are in the antics imposed by director Damiano Michieletto. Carlo Lepore acquits himself in the interpolated aria, “Alla Gloria,” familiar to those who are obsessive Rossinians in performances by Samuel Ramey and Michele Pertusi. Paolo Bordogna’s Germano is hampered by a vibrato housed in a voice of no particular distinction, though he does execute the fioritura quite well. José Manuel Zapata’s Dorvil requires the audience to suspend its belief in him as a romantic lead, while Anna Malavasi (Lucilla) executes the change from prude to sex-crazy  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eputa\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e in typical comic style.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold\"\u003eFANFARE: Joel Kasow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Opus Arte","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":49608084914456,"sku":"809478010753","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/2017590.jpg?v=1777684279","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/rossini-la-scala-di-seta","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}