Movies: Maria Agresta

  • 2018
    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (2018)

    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

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    The ambiguities of Verdi’s theatre are particularly clear in his baritone roles, among which is that of Boccanegra, corsair turned doge of Genoa and the troubled observer of the conflicts that tore apart 14th century landowners and peasants. An emine...

    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
  • 2017
    Carmen - Opéra National de Paris

    Carmen - Opéra National de Paris (2017)

    Carmen - Opéra National de Paris

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    The first words uttered by Carmen mark one of the greatest entrances in the history of opera and express all that need be said: “Love is a rebellious bird that no one can tame…” With a devilish sway of the hips and a hint of Andalusian flair, the bea...

    Carmen - Opéra National de Paris
  • 2015
    Turandot

    Turandot (2015)

    Turandot

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    Visually this is a gripping production which captures the drama of this opera perfectly. It's downright exciting! and I found the singing, acting, and orchestral playing reasonably fine. I found only one major problem with it, a problem that kept Puc...

    Turandot
  • 2023
    Mefistofele

    Mefistofele (2023)

    Mefistofele

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    Simon Stone's take on Arrigo Boito's Mefistofele, opening the 2023/2024 season at the Opera di Roma....

    Mefistofele
  • 2014
    Il Trovatore (La Scala)

    Il Trovatore (La Scala) (2014)

    Il Trovatore (La Scala)

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    To stage Verdi's Il Trovatore, according to Arturo Toscanini, you need to bring together the four best singers in the world. This stunning production at Milan's La Scala unites four luminaries of today's opera scene to great effect: with his lilting ...

    Il Trovatore (La Scala)
  • 2016
    Gounod Faust

    Gounod Faust (2016)

    Gounod Faust

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    Salzburg Festival’s first-ever performance of Charles Gounod´s most famous and most performed opera! Internationally-acclaimed tenor Piotr Beczala triumphs in the title role as soul-selling philosopher Faust: “Piotr Beczala is a world-Faust” (Kurier)...

    Gounod Faust
  • 2022
    The Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly

    The Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly (2022)

    The Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly

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    Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of American naval officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her romantic idyll shattered when he deserts her shortly after their marriage. She lives in hope that one day he will return. Three years later, Cio-Cio-San ...

    The Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly
  • 2019
    Il trovatore - Teatro Real

    Il trovatore - Teatro Real (2019)

    Il trovatore - Teatro Real

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    As Aragon descends into unrest, a count jealously fights for a noble lady's heart. But she has already given it to a passionate troubadour whose mother holds a terrible secret. This Verdi masterpiece overflows with dramatic tension and musical genia...

    Il trovatore - Teatro Real
  • 2019
    Il Trovatore - NCPA

    Il Trovatore - NCPA (2019)

    Il Trovatore - NCPA

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    As Aragon descends into unrest, a count jealously fights for a noble lady's heart. But she has already given it to a passionate troubadour whose mother holds a terrible secret. Surpassing its hugely successful spiritual predecessor Rigoletto, Il Tro...

    Il Trovatore - NCPA
  • 2015
    Verdi : I Due Foscari (The Royal Opera House)

    Verdi : I Due Foscari (The Royal Opera House) (2015)

    Verdi : I Due Foscari (The Royal Opera House)

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    In Giuseppe Verdi's little-known early tragedy, a despairing father is torn between love for his family and his duty to a corrupt city. Jacopo Foscari, son of a 15th-century Doge of Venice, is convicted of murder and treason on a trumped-up charge. H...

    Verdi : I Due Foscari (The Royal Opera House)
  • 1969
    Verdi - Messa da Requiem

    Verdi - Messa da Requiem (1969)

    Verdi - Messa da Requiem

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    Sacred composition (1984) dedicated to Alessandro Manzoni - with Maria Agresta, Daniela Barcellona, Piotr Beczala, Ildar Abdrazakov - Verbier Festival Orchestra, choir Teatro Regio di Torino - dir. Gianandrea Noseda (2013)....

    Verdi - Messa da Requiem