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Mozart - Cosi fan Tutte
(more) »rank: 39300starring: Edita Gruberova, Delores Ziegler, Teresa Stratas, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Luis Lima
directed by: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Mozart - Cosi fan Tutte / Dessi, Ziegler, Corbelli, Scarabelli, Kundlak, Desderi; Muti, La Scala Opera
(more) »rank: 79246starring: Daniela Dessi, Jozef Kundlak, Delores Ziegler, Alessandro Corbelli, Riccardo Muti
directed by: Adelina Scarabelli
:Description:Daniella Dessì and Delores Ziegler lead the cast in Mozart's brilliant and witty opera as the two women whose faithfulness in the face of romantic love is ruthlessly tested in Da Ponte's comic tale. Mozart lavishes some of the finest music ever written on the unfolding story of the two sisters' chaotic and fickle love affairs with their two Italian army officers.
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Monteverdi/Henze - Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria / Jeffrey Tate, Salzburg Festival (1985)
(more) »rank: 12503starring: Thomas Allen, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Alejandro Ramírez, Márta Szirmai, Robert Tear
directed by: Claus Viller
: :This classic production of Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria ('The Return of Ulysses') from the 1985 Salzburg Festival updates the Renaissance orchestration to a distinctly modern sound but conveys the musical and dramatic power of Monteverdi's masterpiece with impressive impact. The new orchestration by one of the 20th century's most accomplished opera composers, Hans Werner Henze, was commissioned because existing manuscripts lack orchestral details. The effect is hybrid, but it works. Michael Hampe's staging focuses on the interactions of the characters without trying to create a realistic sense of period and environment. This is effective in a work of art that has roles ...
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Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte / Muti, Dessi, Ziegler, Teatro alla Scala
(more) »rank: 93417starring: Daniela Dessì, Delores Ziegler, Alessandro Corbelli, Jozef Kundlak, Adelina Scarabelli
directed by: Ilio Catani
:Description:Here at last is a 'Cosi' to cherish! Mozart's delicious comedy of manners receives a lavish treatment in this irresistible La Scala production. Masquerades, mistaken identities, mock suicides, and love won, lost, spurned, betrayed and won again propel the delightful plot. With a sure hand and a light touch, conductor Riccardo Muti guides the La Scala forces through one of Mozart's most complex and scintillating scores. The cast shines in a dazzling display of impeccable musicianship and superb ensemble singing. :This is an opera about true and false feelings, emotional manipulation, and the striking of poses and attitudes by people who are 'emotionally ...
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Antonio Salieri - Falstaff / Del Carlo, Ringholz, Croft, Ostmann (Schwetzinger Festspiele)
(more) »rank: 103687starring: Arnold Ostman, Richard Croft, Teresa Ringholz, Carlos Feller, Delores Ziegler
directed by: John Del Carlo, Agnes Meth, Claus Viller
: :Thanks to Peter Schaffer's Amadeus, Antonio Salieri has been immortalized as the mediocre musician who probably poisoned Mozart in a fit of jealousy over the latter's immense talent. While history has been less than kind to Salieri, occasional stagings of his operas and recordings of his works show that this ignorance is not entirely justified. His opera Falstaff is one of several based on Shakespeare's immortal comic creation, and while not as memorable as Otto Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor or Verdi's immortal Falstaff, Salieri's version passes its two hours onstage with a pleasing comic touch. This 1995 performance from the Schwetzinger ...
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Falstaff
(more) »rank: 224215starring: John Del Carlo, Teresa Ringholz, Richard Croft (II), Delores Ziegler, Jake Gardner
directed by: Claus Viller, Agnes Meth
: :Thanks to Peter Schaffer's Amadeus, Antonio Salieri has been immortalized as the mediocre musician who probably poisoned Mozart in a fit of jealousy over the latter's immense talent. While history has been less than kind to Salieri, occasional stagings of his operas and recordings of his works show that this ignorance is not entirely justified. His opera Falstaff is one of several based on Shakespeare's immortal comic creation, and while not as memorable as Otto Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor or Verdi's immortal Falstaff, Salieri's version passes its two hours onstage with a pleasing comic touch. This 1995 performance from the Schwetzinger ...
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Monteverdi - Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses) (Henze version) / Tate, Allen, Kuhlmann, Salzburg Festival
(more) »rank: 124433starring: Thomas Allen (III), Kathleen Kuhlmann, Alejandro Ramírez (II), Márta Szirmai, Robert Tear
directed by: Claus Viller
:Description:Michael Hampe's lavish production of Monteverdi's epic tale of love and faithfulness, in a brilliant new adaptation by Hans Werner Henze, was the triumph of several Salzburg Festivals. Drawn from 'The Odyssey,' the tale focuses on Ulysses' return home after he fights in the lengthy Trojan War and then is cursed to wander the world for 10 years. A magical, legendary tale complete with comments by the gods and by the figures of Time, Fortune and Love, this star-studded production by the first great opera composer remains a classic. :This classic production of Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria ('The Return of Ulysses') from ...
