Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia (2-DVD) – Marko Mimica, Carmela Remigio

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Artists: Marko Mimica, Carmela Remigio, Xabier Anduaga, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Manuel Pierattelli, Alex Martini, Roberto Maietta, Daniele Lettieri, Rocco Cavalluzzi, Edoardo Milletti, Federico Benetti, Francesca Verga, Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini, Coro del Teatro Municipale di Piacenza, Stage Band of the Conservatory of Bergamo
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Director: Andrea Bernard
Format: NTSC
Language: Italian
Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German, Korean, Japanese
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 2
Studio: Dynamic
DVD Release Date: March 19, 2021
Run Time: 144 minutes

Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia is a dark and scandalous tale of murder and excess. Initially criticized for its audacious nature, the opera has since become appreciated as one of the great masterpieces of Italian bel canto repertoire with glorious arias and stirring choruses. Created using Roger Parker’s new critical edition and with acclaimed soprano Carmela Remigio in the title role, Andrea Bernard’s spectacular Donizetti Festival production is “gripping and intense at every moment… this production ranks among the best all year” (operawire.com).

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