Wagner's Rienzi : Pinchas Steinberg, Jorge Lavelli - With Torsten Kerl (Rienzi) and Marika Schönberg (Irène) - Théâtre du Capitole / Denis Caïozzi, director.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883, composer.

Caïozzi, Denis, film director.

Kerl, Torsten., Performer.

Schönberg, Marika., Performer.

Wiegold, Richard., Performer.

Sindram, Daniela., Performer.

Heidemann, Stefan, 1958- Performer.

Steinberg, Pinchas, 1945- Conductor.

Lavelli, Jorge., Director.

Sánchez Cuerda, Ricardo., Designer.

Zito, Francesco., Designer.

Trafferi, Roberto., Designer.

Chœurs du Capitole de Toulouse., Performer.

Accademia Teatro alla Scala. Coro, Performer.

Théâtre du Capitole. Orchestre, Performer.

CLC Productions.

France télévision.

Radio-France.

A Plus Image 4 (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rienzo, Cola di, -1354--Drama.

Rienzo, Cola di.

Rienzo, Cola di, -1354.

Operas.

Genre:

Operas.

Drama.

Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 56 min., 5 sec.)) : sound, color

1 online resource (1 videodisc (approximately 231 min.)) : sound, color

Other Title:

Also known as: Rienzi, the last of the Tribunes : grand tragic opera in five acts

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : CLC Productions - Théâtre du Capitole, 2013.

Language Note:

Sung in German.

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

Rienzi, one of Wagner's masterpieces, has been a major success at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse in recent years. For this production, the lyric theatre called upon renowned producer Jordi Lavelli and tenor Torsten Kerl. The Orchestre National du Capitole is conducted by Pinchas Steinberg. Wagner composed Rienzi in Dresden in 1842 after reading the novel Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes (1835) by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Aside from Richard Wagner and Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Cola di Rienzo, a famous historical figure, also inspired playwrights François Laignelot and Mary Russell Mitford. Rienzo, a young Roman in the 14th century, stood up to corruption in Rome's upper classes, to the point where the people acclaimed him as their new tribune. This incredible journey seems to be designed to be made into a tragedy, a novel or an opera. When Wagner adapted the story of this medieval hero, he was young and still seeking his own style; after Die Feen and Das Liebesverbot, Rienzi is the composer's first opera. Jordi Lavelli's staging is modern, unlike the sumptuous 19th-century grand opera, and the scenery is simple. By limiting himself to the essential, Lavelli restores the force of this long score and puts the singers in the spotlight. In this setting, Torsten Kerl's intelligent singing style shines.

Contents:

Rienzi, WWV 49 / Richard Wagner.

Participant:

Torsten Kerl (Rienzi) ; Marika Schönberg (Irene) ; Richard Wiegold (Steffano Colonna) ; Daniela Sindram (Adriano) ; Stefan Heidemann (Paolo Orsini) ; supporting soloists ; Choeur du Capitole ; Coro dell'Accademia Teatro alla Scala di Milano ; Orchestre National du Capitole ; Pinchas Steinberg, conductor.

Credits:

Stage director, Jorge Lavelli ; set design, Ricardo Sánchez Cuerda ; costume design, Francesco Zito ; lighting design, Jorge Lavelli, Roberto Trafferi ; directed for TV and video by Denis Caïozzi.

Notes:

Recorded at the Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 7 and 10 October 2012.

Vendor-supplied metadata.

Related Work:

Opera adaptation of: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873. Rienzi, the last of the Roman tribunes.

Contains:

Container of: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Rienzi.

OCLC:

1125950438

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