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Ercole Amante.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Cavalli, Pier Francesco, 1602-1676.
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Standardized Title:
- Ercole amante
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Filmed performances.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (145 min.)
- Contained In:
- Ercole Amante
- Other Title:
- Hercule amoureux
- Hercules in love
- L'Ercole
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Opus Arte, 2010-01.
- Language Note:
- In Italian, Dutch, and English with English subtitles.
- Summary:
- This hilarious contemporary version of Francesco Cavalli's baroque opera Hercules in Love was commissioned on occasion of the marriage of Louis XIV, the Sun King, to Maria Theresa of Spain. The original production took two years to complete and was at the time the greatest show ever performed in Europe. Directed by David Alden, this surreal production is a triumph of commedia buffa resplendent with decorative and symbolic elements, and complemented by Constance Hoffman's exceptional costumes. Led by Ivor Bolton, a master of baroque music, the chorus of De Nederlandse Opera and Concerto Köln give a sublime performance. With Luca Pisaroni's (Ercole) singing being heroic and melodious in turn, and Veronica Cangemi as a splendid Iole, this is an outstanding production by the DNO.
- Notes:
- Written in 1662.
- Recorded at Stopera. Muziektheater, Amsterdam.
- OCLC:
- 898074462
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