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Cavalli: La Virtu de'strali d'Amore / Biondi/Europa Galante, Nicotra, Bertagnolli [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2011-10-25

Works: Francesco Cavalli: La virtù dei strali d'Amore
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Adami, Filippo; Arcari, Cristiana [vocals]; Bertagnolli, Gemma; Invernizzi, Roberta; Lombardi, Donatella; Morace, Filippo; Nicotra, Giacinta; Piccinini, Monica; Sancho, Juan; Sca...
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio
Ensemble: Europa Galante

La virtù de' strali d'Amore was the first of ten operas Cavalli wrote with librettist Giovanni Faustini. Set in Cyprus, the plot involves enchanted and...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: Italian, English
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Cavalli: La Didone, opera / Biondi

2 CD / Dynamic / 2011-01-25

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Didone
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Alvarez, Isabel; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Custer, Manuela; Domenech, Jordi; Liso, Marina De; Lombardi, Donatella; Lozano, Antonio; McFadden, Claron; Morace, Filippo; Schiavo, Mari...
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]

BBC Music Magazine, May 2011
Fabio Biondi's live recording of the 1650 Naples edition is an edge-of-your-seat affair, from the clattering concitato strings of the Trojan...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Malibran, Venice (09/2006)....continue...

Cavalli: La Didone / Biondi/Europa Galante, McFadden, Staveland, Domenech [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Pier Fancesco Cavalli: La Didone
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Alvarez, Isabel; Cluster, Manuella; De Liso, Marina; Domènech, Jordi; Lombardi, Donatella; McFadden, Claron; Morace, Filippo; Schiavo, Maria Grazia; Staveland, Magnus
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Preceded by a solemn prologue in which Iride admonishes mortals that they should not offend the gods, the story of Cavalli's Didone comes to life...continue...
Run Time: 173 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Country of Origin: Italy
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