Alfano: Risurrezione (Blu-Ray) – Anne Sophie Duprel, Matthew Vickers

Composer: Franco Alfano
Artists: Anne Sophie Duprel, Matthew Vickers, Leon Kim, Francesca Di Sauro, Romina Tomasoni, Ana Victoria Pitts, Barbara Marcacci, Filomena Pericoli, Nadia Sturlese, Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino,
Conductor: Francesco Lanzillotta
Director: Rosetta Cucchi
Format: Blu-Ray
Language: Italian
Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German, Korean, Japanese
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Dynamic
Blu-Ray Release Date: February 12, 2021

Franco Alfano’s opera Risurrezione draws its inspiration from Tolstoy’s novel Resurrection and was the work that ensured Alfano’s considerable success as a composer. The plot narrates the story of Katiusha and her tragic love for prince Dimitri, who seduces and abandons her, condemning her to a life of sacrifice and desperation.

Seen here in Francesco Lanzillotta’s acclaimed Florence production, Risurrezione recalls Richard Strauss and Puccini – the drama evolving in an uninterrupted flow with moments of soaring lyricism alongside striking and evocative orchestration. The work gives voice to an idea that Alfano left in his memoirs: “Recoiling from catastrophes, I believed and still believe in the renovation, regeneration, and final purification of human passions from evil to goodness.”

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