La Donna del Lago (DVD) - La Scala
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
DVD Release Date: January 18, 2005
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Artists:
June Anderson
Rockwell Blake
Giogio Surjan
Chris Merritt
Orchestra: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra & Chorus
Label: Opus Arte
Format: Classical, Color, NTSC
Language: Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Run Time: 167 minutes

Rossini’s opera La Donna del Lago is a rarely-performed masterpiece based on Sir Walter Scott’s poems; this 1992 La Scala production, led by conductor Riccardo Muti and directed by Werner Herzog, stars Rockwell Blake, Giorgio Surgan, Chris Merritt, and June Anderson.