Музыка и песни Mariotti Michele / Мариотти Микеле

In his new life as a baritone, Plácido Domingo has triumphed in the role of Francesco Foscari in Los Angeles, London and Vienna. Now he takes to the role to La Scala, Milan, the theatre that is the symbol of Italian opera. I due Foscari, premiered in 1844, famously one of Verdis darkest operas, is staged by Alvis Hermanis, who made such an impact at the Salzburg Festival with 'Die Soldaten' and 'Il trovatore'. Domingo is joined by two of Italys most exciting singers, the soprano Anna Pirozzi and the tenor Francesco Meli, and the acclaimed Italian conductor Michele Mariotti. The Financial Times was deeply moved by Domingos performance, calling his interpretation of the role sublime. Recording date: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 2016 Sound format: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD 5.1 Picture: 4K (2160p), Ultra HD, 16:9 Subtitles: Italian (original language), German, English, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese Booklet: English, German, French Total running time: 122 mins

Verdi's opera Attila takes as its starting point Attila’s plans to storm Rome with his army of Huns and the Romans’ attempts to prevent him. As with Nabucco and I Lombardi, Verdi spiced up the action with a number of patriotic choruses, guaranteeing that – against the background of the Italian movement for unification – the opera was a great success. 'Michele Mariotti owes much to the fact that this evening became a celebration of voices' (Opern-Kritik). Ildebrando D´Arcangelo is 'perfect for the serious Verdi roles', Fabio Sartori has a voice of immense brilliance' (Opern-Kritik), 'Simone Piazzola was an impressive Ezio' (theoperacritic.com) and 'the real warrior of this Attila is the soprano Maria Jose' Siri … with her voice, touching each primordial sentiment in every note of the opera, she commanded ‘Attention’ from everybody' (La Repubblica). Staged by: Daniele Abbado Recording date: Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Bologna, 2016 Sound format: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD MA 5.0 Picture: NTSC, 16:9 Subtitles: Italian (original language), English, French, German, Spanish, Korean, Japanese Booklet: English, German, French Total running time: 116 mins