| Description |
1 videodisc (211 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 p. ; 18 cm.) |
| Series |
La Scala collection
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| Event |
Originally recorded live at Teatro alla Scala, Dec. 7, 1989. |
| Credits |
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Pier Luigi Pizzi, stage director; Christopher Swann, TV director. |
| Performer |
Cheryl Studer; Chris Merritt; Giorgio Zancanero; Ferruccio Furlanetto; supporting soloists; ballet, orchestra & chorus of Teatro alla Scala. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; stereo. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian with English subtitles. |
| Summary |
With occupied Sicily seething under French oppression, a nationalistic Sicilian patriot returns from exile to lead a rebellion. As the unarmed French guests gather for a betrothal party, the wedding bells sound the knell for the tragic couple and signal the beginning of a bloodbath. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Sicilian Vespers, Italy, 1282 -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Scribe, Eugene, 1791-1861.
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Duveyrier, Charles, 1803-1866.
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Studer, Cheryl.
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Merritt, Chris, 1952-
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Furlanetto, Ferruccio.
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Zancanaro, Giorgio.
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Muti, Riccardo.
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Pizzi, Pier Luigi, 1930-
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Swann, Christopher.
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Teatro alla Scala.
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Radiotelevisione Italiana.
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Gruppo ENI.
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Opus Arte (Firm)
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| Music No. |
OA LS 3008 D Opus Arte |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000042115378 |
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