Respighi: La Campana Sommersa

Valentina Farcas (soprano), Maria Luigia Borsi (soprano), Agostina Smimmero (mezzo-soprano), Angelo Villari (tenor), Filippo Adami (tenor) & Thomas Gazheli (bass-baritone)

Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Donato Renzetti (conductor) & Pier Francesco Maestrini (stage director)

There are moments of sinister magic in Maestrini’s staging, which makes telling use of video…Under Donato Renzetti, the orchestra sounds gorgeous, though the singing is uneven. Valentina Farcas,... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2018 More…

Release Date: 15th Jun 2018
Catalogue No: NBD0072V
Label: Naxos

Respighi: La Campana Sommersa

Valentina Farcas (soprano), Maria Luigia Borsi (soprano), Agostina Smimmero (mezzo-soprano), Angelo Villari (tenor), Filippo Adami (tenor) & Thomas Gazheli (bass-baritone)
Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
Donato Renzetti (conductor) & Pier Francesco Maestrini (stage director)

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The opera La campana sommersa (‘The Sunken Bell’) is Respighi’s operatic masterpiece. A symbolist drama on a supernatural theme, it is steeped in beauty, mystery and foreboding, and orchestrated with the Romantic opulence familiar from his sumptuous trilogy of Roman tonepoems. Its triumph at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1928 was repeated at La Scala, Milan, and this most recent production at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, worldrenowned for its staging of rarities, was hailed for its ‘brilliant production’ and magnificent performances.

Picture format: High Definition 16:9

Sound format: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1

Region code: A, B, C

Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean

Total running time: 140 minutes

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September 2018

There are moments of sinister magic in Maestrini’s staging, which makes telling use of video…Under Donato Renzetti, the orchestra sounds gorgeous, though the singing is uneven. Valentina Farcas, her coloratura wonderfully precise, makes an excellent Rautendelein and there are strong performances from Filippo Adami’s libidinous Faun, Thomas Ghazeli’s reptilian Ondino and Agostina Smimmero as the Witch.

November 2018

Debussy and Ravel linger nearby. Generally, the luminous instrumental writing impresses more than the post-veristic vocal settings. Donato Renzetti conducts an admirably evocative rendition…It is salutary to have on DVD this strikingly beautiful staging…Video technology and skilful lighting make possible the plot’s less probably elements, including the sight of the titular submerged bell…A worthwhile novelty.

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