Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia

Fleming seems fired by the theatricality of a reviled female character who commands every dramatic situation she encounters...The main reservation is her calculation...DeShong is a powerful vocal... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2014 More…

Release Date: 4th Nov 2013
Catalogue No: 2059644
Label: EuroArts
Series: San Francisco Opera

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Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia

Renée Fleming (Lucrezia), Michael Fabiano (Gennaro), Elizabeth DeShong (Orsini), Vitalij Kowaljow (Don Alfonso)
San Francisco Opera
Riccardo Frizza

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This is the first EuroArts release in cooperation with the San Francisco Opera, internationally recognized as one of the top opera companies in the world

Renée Fleming as “America's most-loved and most-lauded opera singer”(The Times, London) played Lucrezia Borgia with passion and outstanding virtuosity in line with a top-notch cast: Michael Fabiano, Elizabeth DeShong and VitalijKowaljow.

Fleming plays a femme fatale renowned for her ruthless pursuit of power that reveals poignant vulnerability when she comes face to face with her long-lost son.

Led by internationally acclaimed conductor Riccardo Frizza

Recorded live in high definition at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, August 2012.

Picture format BLU-RAY DISC: 1080i Full HD 16:9

Sound format BLU-RAY DISC: PCM Stereo, DTS Master Audio

Region code: All (worldwide)

Subtitles: English, German, French, Japanese, Korean

Booklet notes: English, German, French

Running time: 122 mins

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March 2014

Fleming seems fired by the theatricality of a reviled female character who commands every dramatic situation she encounters...The main reservation is her calculation...DeShong is a powerful vocal and dramatic presence as Orsini...The John Pascoe production is handsome, sumptuous and towering with ornate costumes.

28th January 2014

Fabiano’s plangent tenor is an ideal bel canto instrument with flexibility and strength...I shall follow his career with interest. The same goes for Elizabeth DeShong as Orsini. Her voice is a full-toned wide-ranging mezzo to which she adds convincing acting skills...The traditional staging and period costumes aid the historical perspective

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Interview with Renee Fleming (Lucrezia)

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Interview with Michael Fabiano (Gennaro)

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Interview with Elizabeth DeShong (Orsini)

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