Fabio Armiliato
Author
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
Italiano
Description
The story focuses on the tragic romance between the dwarf Paolo and the beautiful Francesca. Although married to Paolo's brother Gianciotto, Francesca continues to rendezvous with her sweetheart. One of their cozy tete-a-tetes is witnessed by a malevolent court jester, who has long been seeking an excuse to get even with Paolo over an imagined slight. In traditional fashion, practically everybody dies horribly at the end.
8) La Bohème
Publisher
C Major
Pub. Date
2016
Language
Italiano
Description
Puccini's bittersweet opera of high-spirited bohemians and the doomed love between Rodolfo, the idealistic poet and Mimi, the consumptive flower-maker, is a beautifully balanced series of tableaux depicting the infectious joie de vivre of youth and the tragic waste of disease and separation.
9) Tosca
Author
Language
Italiano
Description
Filmed in High Definition during the 2003-04 Teatro Real season, Daniela Dessi takes the title role in acclaimed director Nurea Espert's new production. A melodrama of lust, betrayal and revenge.