Boito: Nerone (Blu-Ray) – Rafael Rojas, Lucio Gallo

Composer: Arrigo Boito
Artists: Rafael Rojas, Lucio Gallo, Brett Polegato, Svetlana Aksenova, Alessandra Volpe, Miklós Sebestyén, Taylan Reinhard, Ilya Kutyukhin, Katrin Wundsam, Hyunduk Kim, Shira Patchornik, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
Conductor: Dirk Kaftan
Director: Olivier Tambosi
Video Format: 1080i 16:9
Sound Format: PCM Stereo / DTS-HD MA 5.1
Language: Italian
Subtitles: English, German, Korean
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: C Major
Release Date: May 27, 2022
Run Time: 149 minutes

Arrigo Boito’s libretti, including those for Verdi’s Otello and Falstaff, are some of the most outstanding achievements in operatic history, and his own completed opera Mefistofele has a presence on opera stages. 

Boito started working on Nerone in 1862, but struggled to complete it immediately, leaving it unfinished for several decades. It became his life’s work, and it was only after his death that the conductor Arturo Toscanini created a performable version. The world premiere was held at La Scala Milan in 1924, and the opera is here available for the first time on DVD/Blu-ray.

“Musically it’s brilliant.” (Wiener Zeitung)

“Rafael Rojas triumphs in the murderous role of Nero, Lucio Gallo (Mago) is a great prince of darkness.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

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