Rossini: Il Turco in Italia (2-DVD) – Erwin Schrott, Olga Peretyatko

Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Artists: Erwin Schrott, Olga Peretyatko, Nicola Alaimo, René Barbera, Pietro Spagnoli, Cecilia Molinari, Pietro Adaíni, Coro del Teatro della Fortuna M. Agostini, Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Speranza Scappucci
Director: Davide Livermore
Video Format: NTSC 16:9
Audio Format: PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1
Region: All Regions
Language: Italian
Subtitles: Italian, German, English, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese
Number of Discs: 2
Studio: C Major
Release Date: May 26, 2023
Run Time: 171 minutes

The performance of Il turco in Italia at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro is presented as a totally renewed production. With references to films of the iconic film director Federico Fellini, “Davide Livermore brought it all together, adding the perfect physical comic schtick that matched up perfectly with the musical pace of Rossini’s masterpiece – it was spectacular” (Opera Today). 

“Obviously the brilliant outcome of the performance is also due to Speranza Scappucci’s conducting, well prepared and highly talented” (Il Resto del Carlino Pesaro). Erwin Schrott “manages the most intricate coloratura effortlessly with his agile, beautiful bass-baritone...” (General-Anzeiger). He and Olga Peretyatko were “the ideal cast” (Das Opernglas), which made it a marvelous performance.

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