Plácido Domingo Opera Gala: 50 Years at the Arena di Verona (Blu-Ray)

Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
Artists: Plácido Domingo, Anna Pirozzi, Arturo Chacón -Cruz, Marko Mimica, Géraldine Chauvet, Carlo Bosi, Elisabetta Zizzo, Orchestra, Chorus & Ballet of the Arena di Verona
Conductor: Jordi Bernàcer
Directors: Stefano Trespidi
Format: NTSC
Language: Italian
Subtitles: Italian, German, English, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: C Major
Blu-Ray Release Date: July 24, 2020
Run Time: 154 minutes

Fifty years ago, the young Madrilenian singer Plácido Domingo made his debut at the breathtaking, ancient, open-air Arena di Verona: the beginning of a lasting and exceptional relationship. To mark this anniversary, this exquisite sold-out gala includes elaborately staged excerpts from three famous Verdi operas – with 12-time Grammy-winner Domingo in the title roles as Nabucco, Macbeth, and Simon Boccanegra. Domingo’s versatility and aura are more than impressive, with “top phrasing and articulation, his baritone with full and sonorous intonation and a unique timbre” (Das Opernglas). At Domingo’s side shines an exceptional cast including Anna Pirozzi and Arturo Chacón-Cruz. A triumphal, historic moment for Domingo and the Arena di Verona.

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