Verdi - the operatic director (BBC 2013)
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Susan Rutherford [c] BBC |
Throughout his career of nearly 30 operas, Giuseppe Verdi developed an
interest in the genre well beyond the world of sound to encompass other
aspects of the spectacle on stage. That he was able to take control of
the latter as he gained fame and strengthened his position around Europe
remains a relatively unknown and obscure side of his artistic life -
until now. With the help of valuable archive material and visiting opera
houses and institutions in Milan, Venice and Parma - key places for
Verdi - opera scholar Susan Rutherford explains how he brought things
full circle, completing the journey from composer to 'director', a role
he was crucial to develop in 19th-century Italy. This documentary shows
how he intervened in the making of staging designs, the latest scenic
effects, and - not least - the acting and delivery techniques of his
singers as he aimed towards the perfect fusion between music and drama.
His role of 'director' was particularly prominent, this programme shows,
in his last three works: Aida, Otello and Falstaff. With contributions
from, among others, singer Placido Domingo, opera director Graham Vick,
the Superintendent of Venice's La Fenice Theatre Cristiano Chiarot, and
the director of the Istituto Nazionale di Studi Verdiani in Parma,
Emilio Sala.
([c] BBC)
Passwort: operalia
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