Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana

Alexia Voulgaridou (Santuzza), Marina Ogii (Lola), Angelo Villari (Turiddu), Devid Cecconi (Compar Alfio), Elena Zilio (Mamma Lucia) & Cristina Pagliai (Una donna)

Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Valerio Galli (conductor) & Luigi Di Gangi & Ugo Giacomazzi (directors)

Voulgaridou has the full measure of Santuzza’s musical and dramatic challenges. The voice has depth and beauty, but also a cutting edge that makes a telling impact in the moments when Santuzza... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

Release Date: 12th Jul 2019
Catalogue No: 37843
Label: Dynamic

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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Alexia Voulgaridou (Santuzza), Marina Ogii (Lola), Angelo Villari (Turiddu), Devid Cecconi (Compar Alfio), Elena Zilio (Mamma Lucia) & Cristina Pagliai (Una donna)
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Valerio Galli (conductor) & Luigi Di Gangi & Ugo Giacomazzi (directors)

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Set Designer Federica Parolini

Costume Designer Agnese Rabatti

Light Designer Luigi Biondi

Theatre Opera di Firenze / Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Mascagni’s first and most successful work has become an opera classic as it features elements of the Greek tragedy, mixing up religious and archaic elements. It’s a story of love, passion, jealousy and restored honor in bloodshed. Directors Di Gangi and Giacomazzi set this traditional Cavalleria in a Sicilian village of the 1940s where the buildings are rather bare and the piazza is the stage for private as well as public drama. Conductor Valerio Galli is at the head of the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, one of the best in Italy. Good performance reviews for the whole cast. “The star of the show is Angelo Villari, who plays an impeccable Turiddu. Thanks to his warm and fiery voice, the Italian tenor adds credibility to a complex character, torn between passion and sensitivity… Soprano Alexia Voulgaridou portrays a perfect, melancholic Santuzza. She possesses an excellent vocal instrument and her voice is lyrical, dramatic and emotionally engaging … Marina Ogii is a Lola imbued with charm and sensuality, with a warm and cleverly projected voice … Elena Zilio is a well-centered and engaging Mamma Lucia, with a magnetic stage presence and an incredible expressive talent… Lorenzo Fratini is at the head of the chorus which provides excellent and powerful contributions to the performance.” (connessiallopera.it)

Video Format/ Aspect ratio: NTSC – 16:9

Audio Format: PCM 2.0 – Dolby digital 5.1

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

Region code: 0 – All regions

Duration: 80 min.

Notes: Italian, English

Packaging: Amaray Box

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January/February 2020

Voulgaridou has the full measure of Santuzza’s musical and dramatic challenges. The voice has depth and beauty, but also a cutting edge that makes a telling impact in the moments when Santuzza is at her most desperate. Voulgaridou is a compelling stage presence, one who embodies the beautiful young jilted lover in totally convincing fashion. A welcome addition to the crowded field. Recommended.

October 2019

This is a traditional show, with traditional central performances to match. Angelo Villari is an effective, powerful Turiddu, his voice steady and impressive if not especially memorable…This release captures a solid show, backed up with solid conducting from Valerio Galli and fine playing and singing from the Maggio Musicale forces.

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