Donizetti La Favorite

Donizetti La Favorite (2015)

A Worthy Performance of an Operatic Gem

  • Genre: Music
  • Release Date: 2015-03-31
  • Runtime: 3h 4min
  • Production Company: Opus Arte
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Olivier Simonnet

Summary

One of the composer's most beguiling scores, La Favorite is Gaetano Donizetti's La favorita in it's original French form; a tale of love and war that represents a glorious mix of Italian bel canto and 19th c. grand opera. Vincent Boussard's arresting Toulouse production does full justice to this newly renewed masterpiece. Three international principals take on the work's demanding roles: Chinese tenor Yijie Shi is a 'revelation' as Fernand, the rich-toned, authoritative French baritone Ludovic Tezier as King Alphonse XI and lauded American mezzo Kate Aldrich - 'the Carmen of this generation' - plumbing the emotional depths of Leonor's music. Conductor and bel canto specialist Antonello Allemandi adds to the passionate proceedings onstage. Maestro Allemandi demonstrated full authority over the stage for the musically complex scenes, and in the arias and duets demonstrated his confidence in the singers by establishing ample tempos to support their soaring vocal lines.

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  • Kate Aldrich

    as Leonor De Guzman
  • Yijie Shi

    as Fernand
  • Ludovic Tézier

    as Alphonse XI
  • Giovanni Furlanetto

    as Balthazar
  • Marie-Bénédicte Souquet

    as Ines
  • Alain Gabriel

    as Don Gaspar
  • Dongjin Ahn

    as A Lord
  • Antonello Allemandi

    as Self - Conductor
Crew Gaetano Donizetti Compositor
Directing Olivier Simonnet Director
Directing Vincent Boussard Stage Director
Writing Alphonse Royer Writer

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