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Bellini: I Capuleti e I Montecchi
Patrizia Ciofi (Giulietta), Clara Polito (Romeo), Danilo Formaggia (Tebaldo), Nicola Amodio (Lorenzo), Federico Sacchi (Capellio)
Bratislava Chamber Chorus, Italian International Orchestra, Luciano Acocella
Bellini: I Capuleti e I Montecchi
Patrizia Ciofi (Giulietta), Clara Polito (Romeo), Danilo Formaggia (Tebaldo), Nicola Amodio (Lorenzo), Federico Sacchi (Capellio)
Bratislava Chamber Chorus, Italian International Orchestra, Luciano Acocella
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This is the version of I Capuleti e i Montecchi made for La Scala, where it was first staged on 26th December 1830, featuring two female voices in the roles of Romeo and Juliet. This opera is usually performed with a tenor as Romeo, but at La Scala Bellini found a different singing troupe which obliged him to cast not the en travesti warrior of Rossinian manner (like Tancredi, Arsace, Malcolm) but a wholly female Romeo, ardent and authoritative yet at the same time languid, sensual and soft. The choice of this Capuleti at the 2005 Martina Franca Festival was also dictated by the availability of Patrizia Ciofi. This great specialist of romantic belcanto had never been offered the role of Giulietta in Capuleti, a role which is absolutely ideal for her vocal talents.
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- Federico Sacchi, Patrizia Ciofi, Clara Polito, Danilo Formaggia, Nicola Amodio
- Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia, Slovak Chamber Choir
- Luciano Acocella