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- A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
- A stage performance of the Shostakovich opera, filmed in Barcelona.
- Opera in five acts. At the Court of Gonzaga, La Musica, with her golden zither, sings the tragic tale of Orpheus, the legendary musician who witnessed twice the death of his beloved bride Euridice.
- This project is undoubtedly Gaetano Donizetti's best known work, even if its production was prolific. It has also been the most performed and staged since its premiere in 1835 at the San Carlo Theater in Naples. It is one of the beacons of Italian Bel Canto and also one of the most typically romantic Italian operas. In 16th century Scotland, torn by the wars of religion and succession between the Catholics of Mary Stuart and the reformist Protestants of James VI, two families, the Ravenswoods and the Ashtons, quarrel. In the middle is an impossible love between Lucia, Ashton's daughter, and Edgardo, Ravenswood's son and nemesis of Enrico, Lucia's brother. It is performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona in an original staging by Damiano Michieletto.
- In a tavern in Nuremberg, the young poet Hoffmann recounts his three unfortunate love stories to his friend Nicklausse. The Tales of Hoffmann, here in the fairy production of Giancarlo del Monaco, illustrates the Romantic quest of an idealized Love that should be transcended in the research of an artistic absolute. Aquilles Machado embodies brilliantly the main character of this fantastic opera.
- "Tannhauser" is an opera by Richard Wagner divided in three acts and based on the fight between pure and carnal love. This modern version changes the original medieval story to the present days.
- A documentary about the international renown theater company Comediants. Paying tribute to the traditional techniques that Comediants popularized in Spain, the documentary digs into the inevitable clash between dreams and reality.
- ENO's revival of Calixto Bieito's hugely successful production of Carmen. Steeped in the political and historical influences of his native Spain, Bietito's Carmen reveals a modern, uncompromising approach to this masterpiece.
- With powerful conviction, Nikolaus Lehnhoff interprets Wagner's Lohengrin as the dramatic struggle of masculine and feminine, revenge and compassion. Powerfully acted, almost like a Strindberg play, and musically of the highest order, this Lohengrin from the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden will be a benchmark production for decades. With his extraordinarily transparent interpretation of the title role, Klaus Florian Vogt leads an inspired cast to visionary realms that are rarely touched. The monumental sets by Stephan Braunfels and Kent Nagano's sublimely well-balanced musical interpretation complete a deeply moving total-theatre experience. Bonus features: - Illustrated Synopsis - Never Shalt Thou Ask of Me - A documentary film by Reiner E. Moritz, including interviews with Nikolaus Lehnhoff, Stephan Braunfels, Bettina Walter, Kent Nagano and leading members of the cast
- by Giacomo Puccini at Gran Teatre del Liceu
- Macbeth undoubtedly marked a turning point in Verdi's operatic writing, i.e., the foregrounding of the characters' introspective, psychological aspects.This DVD/Blu-ray captures the production staged at Novara's Teatro Coccia during the 2013-14 season, with thriller/horror filmmaker Dario Argento tackling opera direction for the first time.One could only expect a direction in line with his films, and from that point of view this Macbeth meets expectations, with the visualization of the opera's bloody, indeed gory scenes matching the dark, brutal character of Shakespeare work.
- Recording: April 10, 2019 - Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
- At the Gran Teatre del Liceu
- Il Burbero di buon cuore is a dramma giocoso in two acts composed by Vicente Martín y Soler to a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on one of the most popular and amusing French comedies by Carlo Goldoni, Le bourru bienfaisant. The opera was premièred to a triumphant success in Vienna's Burgtheater on 4th January 1786. The gruff Ferramondo must deal with a nephew who has been ruined by his spendthrift wife, and who would like to have his sister sent to a convent so that he can get his hands on her dowry. The girl, of course, has other plans. A brilliant libretto, music that can be both graceful and captivating, and a first rate cast make of this opera a welcome rediscovery. Vicente Martín Y Soler was known in Europe during his lifetime as Vincenzo Martini,an Italian name that appears at the time to have been considered an advantage in the operatic world. When he met Lorenzo Da Ponte in 1785, Vicente Martín Y Soler, born in Valencia in 1754 already had to his credit a dozen operas, but decisive leap to his career was due to the collaboration with Da Ponte who wrote the librettos for: Il burbero di buon cuore (1786), Una cosa rara (1786) and L'arbore di Diana (1787). These were operas which shared the favour of the public in the imperial capital with Mozart's masterpieces, likewise on librettos by Da Ponte, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni , and Così fan tutte. When Il Burbero di buon cuore was first staged in Vienna in 1786 it was warmly received by the audience. The music is simple, charming, orchestrated tastefully and with a wealth of colours. The handling of the situations is impeccable and the mechanism works perfectly, with suitable theatrical timings, so that the scenes follow one another with an urgent rhythm, giving the development of the plot a sensation of fresh naturalness up to the final dénouement. The Da Ponte - Martín Y Soler partnership collaborated again on the opera, Una cosa rara, ossia bellezza e onestà.
- Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.